How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs

a plate with hard boiled eggs cut in half

4.09 from 12 votes

If you want to learn how to make the eggs on the stove top, here's my go-to method on How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs perfectly. It's a fail-proof recipe that yields perfect hard boiled eggs every time in 15 minutes or less.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Peeling2

Total Time17

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Boiled Eggs, egg, hard boiled egg

Servings: eggs

Author: Olivia Ribas

Ingredients

Eggs

Instructions

Fill a saucepan with water. Then, carefully place the eggs inside of it. Bring the water to a boil. Boil the eggs for just 1 minute. Then, turn off the heat, cover the saucepan with a lid, and let sit for 9-12 minutes. Time will depend on the size of your eggs and how you prefer your yolks to be.
Carefully drain out the hot water. Transfer the eggs into an ice water bath and let the eggs to sit for 5 minutes to stop the cooking process and to cool down.
Then, peel the eggs and discard the eggs shells. Serve the eggs immediately or transfer them to a glass container and place in the fridge. It’ll be good in the fridge for up to 1 week.

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Notes

Older eggs are easier to peel than fresh eggs.
You can add a pinch of baking soda to the water to help the eggs peel better.
If you have smaller or XL eggs, the cooking time will have to be adjusted to reflect that.
To store: Store the peeled hard-boiled eggs in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.
To freeze: I do not recommend freezing hard-boiled eggs as they become rubbery.

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