How to Boil Eggs in the Microwave
Learn how to boil eggs in the microwave for an easy meal prep, healthy breakfast or snack or to easily add eggs to your salads.
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Ingredients
- Fresh Eggs
- ½ tsp Salt, for each egg you are boiling
Instructions
- Place the eggs you want to boil in a fairly deep, microwaveable bowl or jug.
- Add enough water to fully submerge the eggs and there is about ½ inch of water over the eggs.
- Next, add the salt. Add ½ teaspoon of salt for each egg you have submerged in the bowl. DO NOT FORGET THIS STEP.
- Microwave the eggs for 4 minutes.
- Let the eggs sit in the bowl in the microwave for 1 minute.
- Microwave the eggs again for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
- Fill another bowl with ice and water or really cold water.
- If you soft eggs with runny yolks, let the eggs sit in the water for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. When the time is up for your eggs, remove them immediately with a slotted spoon and place in the ice water for 1 minute.
- If you want medium boiled eggs, allow them to sit in the water for an additional 6 to 7 minutes. When the time is up for your eggs, remove them immediately with a slotted spoon and place in the ice water for 2 to 3 minutes.
- If you want hard boiled eggs, allow the eggs to sit in the water for 8 to 10 minutes. When the time is up for your eggs, remove them immediately with a slotted spoon and place in the ice water and let them sit for up to 5 minutes.
- Once removed from the ice water, the eggs will be ready to use.
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Notes
* Just to note, remember that microwaves can vary, so you will need to experiment with your microwave as to the times that work best for your microwave. For this, I used an 1100 watt microwave.
* The bowl will be hot, so handle with care.