Boiling Eggs: Don't Just Use Water! Add One Extra Step for Easy Peeling Shells and Tender Yolks
When boiling eggs, don't just use water! Add one more step, and the eggshells will fall off easily when touched, with tender yolks and good nutrition. Because the reserve ingredients at home are running out, today I went to the market and found that leafy vegetables are all expensive. Cabbage is 3 yuan, beans 10 yuan, chives 10 yuan… Many vendors say it's more expensive than during the Spring Festival. The ingredients I bought, one of them decreased in price, and the decrease was not small, that's eggs. Now it's only 3.5 yuan per kilogram, which is extremely cost-effective, enough to eat for half a month.
Boiled eggs may seem simple, but there's a lot of skill involved. If boiled for too long, the egg yolk will turn bluish-green, and the iron ions in the yolk will react with the sulfur ions in the protein to form insoluble iron sulfide, which is harmless to the human body but difficult to absorb. The best state for boiled eggs is when the egg white is solidified and the yolk is in a semi-solid or flowing state, which can both guarantee absorption rate and avoid loss of nutrients.
The time to boil eggs
Boil eggs in boiling water for 8 minutes, then turn off the heat and steam for 2 minutes. The egg white is solid, and the yolk is solid and doesn't turn green.Some people like to eat fully cooked eggs and can boil them for 10 minutes to eat.
The water temperature for boiling eggs
When boiling eggs, it's cold water first, and then boiling water will make the egg white overcooked and the yolk not cooked, and it's also easy to crack. Here's one more step to make the eggshells easier to peel and the yolk tender and nutritious. First, wash the eggs with water to clean off the chicken manure and other dirt. If you add these impurities to the boiling water, they will enter the pores of the eggshell. Second, add a spoonful of salt to the water. Salt not only has a killing effect but also prevents the eggs from cracking during cooking. Third, add a little vinegar to the pot and let it stand for 2 minutes before heating. The chemical composition of the eggshell is calcium carbonate. When boiled, it reacts with vinegar and becomes easy to peel after boiling. Fourth, cover the pot over medium heat to boil, then reduce the heat to 8 minutes, turn off the heat and steam for 2 minutes, and the eggs are cooked.
Adding salt and vinegar to boiled eggs makes them especially tender and easy to peel. If you like to eat boiled eggs, you can try this next time. If you have any better boiling egg techniques, don't forget to share them in the discussion area.
When boiling eggs, don't just use water! Add one more step, and the eggshells will fall off easily when touched, with tender yolks and good nutrition. Hello, I'm Qi Ge saying food, and I will share food recipes and cooking techniques every day. Welcome to follow. If you like this article, please help like, comment, forward and collect, which is my motivation for creation.
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