A Different Way to Hard-Boil Eggs: Steam Them!
This post gives you an easy way to make a healthy snack, and I get to show off my chickens’ amazing talents for producing delicious little nuggets of nutrition.
Hard-boiling eggs can be a pain in the butt. You have to be very careful not to overcook them or get that grey ring around the yolk, and if you don’t cook them just right, it can take FOREVER to get the shells off. About a year ago, I read an article about steaming eggs instead of boiling them in water. Game changer!!!
Here’s what you do to make hard-“boiled” eggs in a steamer pot:
–Put about an inch of filtered water in your steamer pot and heat over high heat.
-Put the eggs in the steamer basket and once the water is boiling, place the basket in the pot and cover. Turn the heat down so you have a slow boil. Here is an example of a steamer pot that is a lot like mine. I got mine about a year and a half ago and I love it. I use it to steam veggies, too. I only wish I had a bigger one.
– While the eggs are steaming, prepare a large bowl of ice water.
– Allow the eggs to steam for 12-20 minutes. The time depends on how cooked you want the yolks to be, how many eggs are in the basket, and how large the eggs are. I steamed mine for 15 minutes. Soft boiled eggs take less time (6-10 minutes), and they’re healthier for you!
– When the eggs are ready, carefully pick them up with a slotted spoon and gently set them in the ice water. Let them sit there for several minutes until they’re cool enough to peel.
– Peel and eat!
In my experience, steamed eggs are much easier to peel than boiled eggs, and that’s a HUGE advantage in my book.
I really like hard-boiled (steamed) eggs. They’re great for a snack when you’re on the go. Today we went to a hamburger restaurant called Mighty Fine for my niece’s birthday lunch. She’s 10 today! My son’s 14th birthday was on Friday, so today was actually a celebration of both of their birthdays. Anyway, I don’t eat Mighty Fine’s food, so I brought my own food.
I brought spinach, carrots, olive oil, sea salt, and pepper to make a salad (plus I brought a bowl and a fork), and I brought a hard-boiled egg. I didn’t put the egg on the salad; I just cut it in half and sprinkled it with salt and pepper. It was so good. I should have taken two. I think my sister and my dad were eyeballing my egg. Maybe I should have taken extra to share.
Now, look at those yolks!!! My chickens are first-rate egg layers. They’re amazing. The dark yellow yolks reflect the superior nutrition in the eggs. The color is a result of higher levels of beta-carotene. Happy chickens that eat grass and bugs lay the most nutritious eggs! They taste better, too! (The eggs, that is. We’re not eating our chickens. Yet. Let’s be real… we may never.)
I haven’t had hard-boiled eggs for a while, and now I want to eat them for every meal. I’m not going to do that, but I may have hard-boiled eggs with bacon and avocado for breakfast tomorrow. Mmm… doesn’t that sound good? Maybe that’ll be my dinner tonight.