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perfect hard cooked eggs

(1 rating)
janenov46 avatar
Recipe by
Jane Whittaker
@janenov46
Massena (now in FL), NY

I never realized that there were so many ways to hard cook eggs until I joined this club. This is for our newbie cooks, and this is my way.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For perfect hard cooked eggs

  • 6 lg
    fresh eggs
  • enough water to cover the eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vinegar, keeps eggs from seeping if they crack while cooking

How To Make perfect hard cooked eggs

  • 1
    Put eggs in a suitable size sauce pan and cover with cold water, add the vinegar.
  • 2
    Bring water to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
  • 3
    Drain water off, add cold water to stop cooking.
  • 4
    Refrigerate until ready to eat or use for salads, deviled eggs, whatever you like. We like eating them just like they are, and I usually have some in the fridge ready to go.
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