Boiled eggs

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Ingredients

• Eggs
• Enough water to cover them

Method

Place eggs in cold water in a saucepan.

Bring to the boil and time from when the water starts to boil. 3 minutes for a soft boiled egg or 5 minutes for a hard boiled egg.

For hard boiled eggs run them under cold water and peel.

Notes

• Make sure that you have enough water to cover the eggs.
• Organic free range eggs are the best if you are eating them like this.
• Serve them with buttery toast soldiers for dipping and some freshly cracked pepper and salt.

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This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.

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