Seven-Minute Eggs

also called jammy eggs · soft-boiled eggs · seven minute egg · 7-minute egg · medium-boiled eggs · soft boiled egg · bowl egg

The table

6 large(300 g; straight from the fridge)eggsboil 7 min from fridge-coldice bath 5 minpeel under the taphalve and salt at the table
2 qt(1.9 L)water
1 qt(950 mL)ice water
1/2 tspflaky salt
1/4 tspblack pepper
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.5 things to get out.

1boil 7 min from fridge-cold

2ice bath 5 min

goes in with what step 1 made

4halve and salt at the table

goes in with what step 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 12 min2 of 4 steps give no time
Needs you
none given
If you get it wrong
Unforgiving — thirty seconds either side is a running yolk or a chalky ring, and there is no way back from either
What you'll wash
Two things — the saucepan, a bowl for the ice bath

  1. boil 7 min from fridge-cold

    7 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. ice bath 5 min

    5 minwalk away7 min in

  3. peel under the tap

    not timed12 min in

  4. halve and salt at the table

    not timed12 min in

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Seven-Minute Eggs
>> category: Eggs
>> tags: eggs, boiled, jammy, topping, quick
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: jammy eggs, soft-boiled eggs, seven minute egg, 7-minute egg, medium-boiled eggs, soft boiled egg, bowl egg
>> pairs-with: mujaddara, harissa
>> servings: 6
>> time: 20 min
>> slack: unforgiving — thirty seconds either side is a running yolk or a chalky ring, and there is no way back from either
>> washing-up: the saucepan, a bowl for the ice bath

>> step: boil 7 min from fridge-cold
Lower @eggs{6%large}(300 g; straight from the fridge) into hard-boiling @water{2%qt}(1.9 L) on a spoon and ~boil{7%min}, keeping the water at a rolling boil the whole time.

>> step: ice bath 5 min
Move @&(~1)boiled eggs{} straight into @ice water{1%qt}(950 mL) and ~cool{5%min}.

>> step: peel under the tap
Crack @&(~1)chilled eggs{} all over on the counter and peel them under a running cold tap, starting at the fat end where the air pocket is.

>> step: halve and salt at the table
Halve @&(~1)peeled eggs{} with a wet knife and season the cut faces with @flaky salt{1/2%tsp} and @black pepper{1/4%tsp}.