Tips for Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs
We’re really eggs-cited to share these tips for how to make perfect hard-boiled eggs! 🥚
Will you be decorating hard-boiled eggs this month for Easter? Take the guesswork out of undercooked or overcooked hard-boiled eggs by following these simple steps.
Why do we associate colored eggs with Easter?
While we often give kids colored, plastic Easter eggs with candy inside, the oldest known Easter tradition is to use dyed and painted chicken eggs. While eggs have long been considered a traditional symbol of fertility and rebirth, in Christianity, Easter eggs symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus, from which Jesus was resurrected. One ancient tradition included staining Easter eggs red to onlinememorate the blood Christ shed at that time of his crucifixion.
So, what about the bunny?
The Easter Bunny tale is thought to have beonlinee onlinemon in the 1800s. Since rabbits usually have large litters of babies, they became a symbol of new life. Legend has it that the Easter bunny decorates and hides eggs, which is why many children enjoy Easter egg hunts as part of Easter.
In Switzerland, Easter eggs are delivered by a cuckoo bird. In parts of Germany, eggs are delivered by a fox.
The Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs
yield: 6 SERVINGS
cook time: 10 MINUTES
total time: 10 MINUTES
There's no way to under or overcook hard boiled eggs with this recipe tip!
Ingredients
- Water
- 6 eggs
Directions
1
Use a pot that's large enough to lay one layer of eggs on the bottom. Make sure to gently lay the eggs in the pot to avoid cracks in your eggs. Fill pot with enough cool water to just cover eggs (about 1 to 1.5 inches high).
2
Turn stove to medium-high heat until the water starts to boil.
3
Cover pot with a lid, take it off the heat, and let eggs stand with the lid on for about 14 minutes for extra large eggs, 12 minutes for large, and 10 minutes for medium-sized eggs.
4
Place eggs in a bowl of cool water (Tip: Use a spaghetti serving spoon to transfer eggs to bowl). Once cool, refrigerate eggs for up to a week.
I like using this method because it helps avoid the green-tinted yolks that sometimes result from overcooking. Everyone has their own method for peeling hard-boiled eggs, but I like to tap the egg on the counter, roll it with my hand on the counter a couple of times, and peel it under running water.
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Looking for some more fun, delicious, and cool Easter ideas?
- Make these pretty Mod Podge Easter eggs.
- Try these gag Easter egg hunt ideas to make the kids laugh.
- Dye your Easter Eggs with silk!
- Make this cute DIY Easter Egg Wreath!
- Create your own glow-in-the-dark Easter Eggs.
- Try this delicious bunny bait mix recipe!
- Make these super cute Oreo sand and dirt cups!
