How To Make a 3 Minute Egg

I am extremely picky about my boiled eggs. I like them soft, but I don’t like the white to be runny. A runny egg white will ruin my entire breakfast. I will eat hard-boiled eggs, but they are not my favorite. I like to be able to dunk my toast into the yolk and I like how the salt melts into it, like snow melting on a lake. Eating the perfect soft-boiled egg can be a sensuous experience.

I have tried many different ways to cook the perfect soft-boiled egg and none have worked as well for me as the directions listed below. Three minutes is the perfect time for the perfect egg.

Ingredients and tools:

1 egg

1 small saucepan and lid

Water

Egg timer

Salt

Teaspoon

Egg cup

Directions:

1. Take an egg out of the refrigerator and let it sit out at room temperature for about 15 minutes. This lessens the chance that the shell will crack when you add it to the water.
2. Gently place the egg in a saucepan; try to avoid cracking the shell. If you do notice a crack, you can add a teaspoon of salt to the pan to stop too much egg white from seeping out.
3. Add enough cold water to the saucepan to cover the egg. Some recipes call for you to add the egg to already-boiling water, but I find that method to be less effective. I find my eggs always turn out if I start with cold water.
4. Cover the saucepan and place it on the stove. Turn the burner on to high.
5. Bring the water to a boil.
6. Reduce the heat to simmering.
7. Cook the egg for 3 minutes in the simmering water, covered.
8. Remove the egg from the pan and run it under cold water. Running the egg under cold water shrinks the egg white a little making it easier to remove the shell. This is helpful if you are the type of person who peels the top of the eggshell when eating boiled eggs, rather than the type who cuts the top off the egg.
9. Serve in an eggcup, with a teaspoon and salt. I usually place a heap of salt beside the eggcup on a small plate.

These directions can be used to cook as many eggs as you wish to at a time. This method will always give you the perfect soft-boiled egg.