Kid-Friendly Hard-Cooked Eggs Recipe | America's Test Kitchen Kids

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This one-ingredient recipe is simply eggstraordinary!

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Prepare Ingredients

Water

1 to 6

eggs

2 cups

ice

Gather Cooking Equipment

Medium saucepan with lid

Steamer basket

Oven mitts

Timer

Liquid measuring cup

Medium bowl

Slotted spoon

Start Cooking!

1

Water

Fill medium saucepan 1 inch deep with water. Bring to rolling boil over high heat.

2

1 to 6

eggs

Place 1 to 6 eggs in steamer basket and use oven mitts to carefully lower basket into saucepan (ask an adult for help). Eggs can be above or partly under water.

3

Cover saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook eggs for exactly 13 minutes.

4

2 cups

ice

2 cups

cold water

While eggs are cooking, combine ice cubes and 2 cups cold water in medium bowl.

This mixture is called an ice bath. Brrr!

5

Use oven mitts to remove lid. Use slotted spoon to transfer cooked eggs to ice bath (ask an adult for help) and let eggs cool for 15 minutes.

The ice bath quickly cools the eggs and prevents them from overcooking.

6

Remove eggs from ice bath refrigerate until ready to eat. Crack eggs against hard surface (like the counter) and peel away shell with your hands. Serve.

Hard-cooked eggs are a great part of lots of meals and snacks!

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Food for Thought

The Secret Ingredient: Steam!

Hard-cooked eggs are a great addition to breakfast, lunch, or snacktime! This is the simplest way to cook an egg. The recipe calls for just one ingredient: eggs (plus water and ice). Steaming cold eggs in a steamer basket helps set the egg white proteins and ensures hard-cooked eggs that are easy to peel.