Soft Boiled Eggs

Have you had a soft boiled egg?

To my mouth, a runny yolk makes everything better.  (On a burger?  Yes, please.  Toss on top of some asparagus?  Why not?)  Shockingly, I have not tried the soft boil.  Runny eggs do take a certain amount of skill - evidenced by the sadly overcooked eggs benedicts I've had around town - so I'm not surprised that they're not topping the weekend brunch menus.  But how have I missed this method so completely?

Soft boiled eggs first came to my attention on MasterChef.  The "pressure test" was to cook eggs all sorts of ways and the soft boil looked DELISH.  I decided to try my hand at it.

First things first, you need one of those little eggy cups.  The porcelain cups have horrible reviews due to their easy breakage.  And, as someone who knocked over a glass at dinner last night, I'm not to be trusted with that type of thing.  I found some silicon cuppas though.  And the plan was in motion.  An eggstravaganza, if you will.

Heh.

I found some instructions online, followed the directions, and boom.  Soft boiled egg perfection!

Toast for dipping was a must.

It was super easy and oh-so tasty.  This is going to be a regular thing.  Hurrah for being eggsperimental!

Heh-heh.

Speaking of eating, I would like to share a video of Buster completely housing his food.  It's impressive.  Also impressive, how ladylike Sugarbear seems in comparison.  Please note Buster's shaking skills.  And the burp at the end.  From said housing of his food.

Oh, puppies!  Even when they're huge, still funny.  Just to tie everything up, I must say that he "cracks me up"!

HEHHHHHH.   Ok.  Seriously.  I'm done now.

Soft Boiled Eggs
INGREDIENTS

• 1 - 4 large eggs (if cooking more eggs, work in batches)

DIRECTIONS

1. Fill a saucepan about halfway with water and bring it to a boil.
2. Decrease the temperature so that the water reduces to a rapid simmer and gently lower the eggs into the water one at a time.
3. Cook the eggs for 5-7 minutes: 5 minutes for a yolk that is still runny and 7 minutes for a yolk that is barely set.
4. Drain the eggs and run them under cold tap water for 30-60 seconds.
5. To eat, use a knife or egg-cutter to take the cap off the tip of the egg and eat it straight from the shell, preferably with plenty of toast for dipping. More firmly-cooked eggs can be cracked (carefully!) and peeled like a hardboiled egg. All soft-boiled eggs should be cooked to order and eaten immediately.