No Green Eggs Please
The best Easter eggs start with the perfect hard boiled egg. But, how does an egg get to be perfectly boiled without that green ring around the outside and that smell of, well, rotten egg? It all depends on how fresh your eggs are and how you cook them.
Make Sure They Are Fresh
The first thing that you need to do is start with some really fresh eggs. Always check the outside of the carton for the expiration date.
Start The Eggs in Cold Water
Carefully place the eggs in the bottom of a large stockpot and cover with about an inch of cold water. A finger is a great measuring tool for this. Just put a finger on the egg. The water should just cover the top section of your finger.
Place the pot on the stove over medium-high heat and cover leaving the lid slightly open.
Bring to a Boil Then Stop
Keep an ear and an eye on those eggs. As soon as you hear the eggs starting to move uncover the pot. You should see some medium bubbles rising from underneath the eggs. When this happens, turn off the heat, cover the pot tightly this time and let it sit right where it is for exactly 11 minutes.
When the time is up, carefully pour out the hot water and rinse the eggs well with cold water. Allow them to sit until they are cooled completely.
A Cool Way to Dye Them!
Now they are ready to be dyed. Rice dying is all the rage and so easy.
Use Raw Rice
Put some uncooked rice in a container, add 6 – 10 drops of food coloring, cover and shake well until the rice is well colored. Uncover, put in your cooled, hard boiled egg, re-cover and gently shake to get the coloring on the egg.
Wallah! Speckled eggs!
Speckled eggs with no stinky green rings. Now to make some egg salad! 😛
PrintPerfect Hard Boiled Eggs
The perfect hard boiled eggs should have no green sulfur rings around the yolks. This is how you get them to cook to perfection.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 dozen large eggs
- 6-quart pot with tight fitting lid
- cold water
Instructions
1. Carefully place uncooked eggs in the bottom of the pot.
2. Cover with an inch of cold water.
3. Place over medium-high heat and partially cover the pot with the lid.
4. Listen for the eggs to start moving. This could take up to 10 minutes depending on how cold the water that you start with is. As soon as you see medium sized bubbles rising from underneath the eggs, turn off the heat and cover the pot tightly this time.
5. Set a timer for 11 minutes.
6. When time is up, carefully pour off the hot water and rinse the eggs well under cold water to stop the cooking.
7. Allow to cool completely before dying.
Want to dye your eggs naturally? Check out this post: Onion Dyed Easter Eggs
Thank you for sharing this recipe!
I will let you know how it turns out! I read about Maine blueberry pie from reading the book Eagles and Evergreens by Robert Charles.
You are so welcome Rosemary. Thank you! I will have to check that book out.