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These deliciously easy to make medium-boiled eggs are the perfect accompaniment to any salad or breakfast, or even as a side dish to the main course.
My daughter and wife are huge egg fans, and in fact, they eat them almost every single day for breakfast. If you’re not sure how to use then try them in my Corned Beef Hash or Mushroom and Fried Egg Burger.
Medium Boiled Eggs
Medium-boiled eggs are boiled eggs that has a slightly firm yolk with a little bit of run in it, similar to that of an over-medium fried egg. The whites on a medium-boiled egg are firm like a hard-boiled egg. These eggs are for folks who want a completely cooked white and a slightly runny yolk. This is the internal temperature in which I prefer when eating boiled eggs.
How Long Does It Take to Medium Boil an Egg?
To achieve a perfect medium-boiled egg, the egg should be cooking in rolling boiling water for 7-9 minutes. Within this range of cooking time, the whites will be cooked. It is always vital to immediately chill the eggs. So that they stop cooking.
How to Make Them
Follow along with these easy to prepare steps in making these medium-boiled eggs:
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.
If desired, add some vinegar to the water to help with the smell.
Add in the eggs gently with a spoon so the eggs do not crack and boil for 8 minutes.
Remove the eggs from the water and place directly into an ice water bath in a container and let sit for 2-4 minutes or until completely cooled.
Peel, Slice and serve
Make-Ahead and Storage
Make-Ahead: You can make these up to 1 day ahead of time, but for best results serve once they are done cooling.
How to Store: Keep in the shell, in water in a container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
How to Reheat: If you want to eat these warm, add them to some boiling water for 3 minutes. Peel under cold water so that your hands don’t get burned.
chef notes + tips
- To get rid of the sometimes eggy smelly when boiling, simply add a little distilled vinegar to the pot of boiling water.
- If you need help peeling the eggs, run them under lukewarm water while peeling.
More Recipes With Eggs
- Croque Madame
- Eggs Benedict
- Chilaquiles
- Omelette
- Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
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Medium Boiled Eggs Recipe
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These easy to make medium-boiled eggs are the perfect accompaniment to any salad or breakfast, or even as a side dish to the main course.
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 1 minute minute
Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes
Cooling Time: 4 minutes minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon distilled vinegar
- 6 large eggs
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat.
Pour in some vinegar to help with the smell, if desired.
Gently add the eggs into the boiling water using a large spoon and cook for 8 minutes.
Immediately transfer the eggs after they are done cooking to a container filled with cold water and ice.
Cool the eggs for 2-4 minutes to stop the cooking process.
Peel the eggs under running lukewarm water, slice, and serve.
Notes
Chef Notes:
- Make-Ahead: You can make these up to 1 day ahead of time, but for best results serve once they are done cooling.
- How to Store: Keep them in water in a container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- How to Reheat: If you want to eat these warm, add them to some boiling water for 3 minutes. Peel under cold water so that your hands don’t get burned.
- To get rid of the sometimes eggy smelly when boiling, simply add a little distilled vinegar to the pot of boiling water
- If you need help peeling the eggs, run them under lukewarm water while peeling.
Nutrition
Calories: 63kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 6gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 61mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 238IUCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, english, French
Author: Chef Billy Parisi
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14 comments
- Michael
Thank you for this and the accompanying video on the technique for all three types! These came out perfect the first time. I’ve always had trouble doing boiled eggs and then peeling them and this time the shell came off like butter.
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- Melissa
Thank you! I Googled and followed this recipe for one egg this morning and it worked perfectly.
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- Dylan
You missed out on a perfect pun there – eggcelent.
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lol
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- Tricia
WOW!!!
I have always struggled to get the perfect medium egg.
These turned out PERFECT!!!- Reply
thanks for giving it a shot!!
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- Joanne Mary P
I made medium boiled eggs for my chicken and vegetable ramen. Eggs were perfect and were easy to peel.
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great!
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- Barbara
This was a perfect recipe. In fact, I watched your video on hard. boiled, soft boiled and medium cooked eggs. I printed it and pasted it on the inside of my cupboard door. LOL. I finally memorized all the times for the cook. Thank you so much Chef Parisi. This is the best site ever.
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Perfect!
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- Karin
I always had issues getting eggs just right. These instructions take the guess work out and the eggs are really easy to peel.
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That’s awesome!
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- Madilyn
I tried this method for cooking medium-boiled eggs and it worked perfectly! Thank you.
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