Tips on how to boil eggs so they don't crack at Easter

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

Today we propose to figure out how to properly cook eggs for Easter so that they do not crack and are well cleaned.

Features of cooking eggs for a holiday

Eggs are a healthy product. Assimilation by the body is 98%. The uniqueness of eggs lies in the presence of a large number of micro and macro elements required for the proper functioning of the human body. For this reason, the product is added to many dishes, and also dyed for an Orthodox holiday.

There are several ways to prepare eggs: hard-boiled, in a bag, soft-boiled. Each of them differs in the consistency of the protein or yolk. It depends on how the yolk and white reacts to an increase in temperature.

Yolk	Protein
0 to 63 degrees - gradual thickening	0 to 60 degrees - slow heating of the product
At 70 degrees - it becomes hard, acquires a yellow tint	After 3 minutes of boiling at 60 degrees, the protein is milky white, jelly-like
At 77 degrees - crumbles, pale	5 minutes of cooking at 68 degrees - jelly-like, dense consistency
Above 80 degrees - resembles chalk, there is a gray rim	7-9 minutes at 82 degrees - snow white
	from 10 minutes and above (82-100 degrees) - the consistency is dense, firm

If we talk about quail eggs, then they are much easier to prepare. This is due to the fact that their shells are stronger and not prone to cracking. They are boiled for 2 minutes.

Only with proper cooking will the protein become elastic, and the yolk will acquire a bright and rich taste.

Cooking technology

The taste and appearance of the finished product depend on the correctness of boiling the eggs. We propose to consider how to properly cook eggs for Easter so that they do not crack.

1. Take food out of the refrigerator. Keep at room temperature for 2-3 hours. Eggs should not be ice cold. Due to the temperature difference, the shell will begin to crack.
2. Pour water into a saucepan, put on fire. Boil.
3. Put eggs at room temperature in a boiled liquid.
4. After boiling, immediately lower the heating temperature and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Put the container with the product under cold water to cool.

The described option is considered correct. The eggs will not crack and will be easy to peel. How long does it take to cook them?

Cooking method	Shop	Home
Soft-boiled	5 minutes	8 minutes
Into the bag	6 minutes	6 minutes
Hard-boiled	10 minutes	13 minutes

Other cooking methods

The method described above is considered classic, but there are other options.

1. With salt. Added if eggs are used at room temperature. It is enough to throw 3-4 tsp into the pan. salt. The shell does not crack, and the eggs are easily peeled later.
2. With soda. Yai should be at room temperature. You can add 5 g of baking soda as a safety net. This method is especially true for the freshest eggs.

You can cook eggs not only on the stove, but also in a multicooker. Here you need to read the instructions for the device well in order to correctly set the temperature, pressure and cooking time.

Summarize

1. There are several ways how to properly cook chicken and quail eggs so that they do not crack and are suitable for coloring for Easter: classic, with soda and salt.
2. Chicken and quail eggs have different cooking times.
3. Using advice in practice, you can surprise guests with beautiful, original dyes.