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Hard-boiled Eggs
As I've mentioned in my introduction, my daughter is a vegetarian. I often worry that she doesn't get enough protein in her diet. She will eat some fish and on occasion, eggs, if they aren't overdone. One egg contains 6 grams of protein and 10 percent of your daily intake of vitamin B12, among other nutrients so they can be a great source of protein, if I can get her to eat them. Recently, I decided to make some hardboiled eggs to give her some easy protein to eat throughout the week. Plus, it is nice to have one with me as a quick snack while I am at work.
In the past, my hard-boiled egg attempts have not been too successful. In a word, they sucked. The peel wouldn't peel. The eggs would be overdone. It was mega frustrating so I decided to look for a different method this time. Nom Nom Paleo has a method in her cookbook and on her blog that I decided to try, and it worked great! The eggs peeled easily and the yolks were cooked perfectly, not overdone at all, as you can see by the photo.
One thing I will try differently next time is to not remove the eggs from the ice water all at once. I will take them out and peel them one by one. I took them all out of the ice water and then peeled each one. By the time I got to the last one, it was not as cold as the others and didn't peel as well and the first few did. I think if I leave the eggs in the water, the last few will peel as easily as the first few did. It's worth a try anyway. Either way, my results this time were lightyears better than my previous methods so this method is definitely a keeper.
If you have difficulty keeping your hard-boiled eggs from overcooking, check out the method on Nom Nom Paleo's blog here. It's quick and easy and will keep you from having smelly, rubbery eggs next time.
Now that's yumtastic!
