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By :The Rootitoot Cookbook by Ruth McCusker |
Cook Time | 5 minutes |
Servings |
1-10 eggs
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Votes: 12
Rating: 4.42
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Thank you so much for putting the time in to get the perfect combo!
I love the “yolk gravy” with chopped egg whites.
I live at 900′, I used bottled water from fridge (our tap has very high minerals content). Cooked at low pressure (since you said this was your favorite), 1 min, then 1 min NR before removing eggs.
THANK YOU!!!!
First attempt, following timing exactly, rwsulted in very runny eggs.
Second attempt was much better adding 1.5 minutes to the “rest” time.
Perfection!
I had to use 2 minutes on high pressure and 2 minutes natural release to get the whites to firm up but maintain thr soft runny yolk. Thanks for posting this recipe as a starting point!
Perfect first try with my Ultra. Thanks for putting in the time and sharing.
Thanks for the recipe! I use this foldable steamer basket, space-saving design, plus it’s much easier to clean. I got it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2M5Cy3u
Thank you! I use this space-saving foldable steamer basket, highly recommended. I got it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2M5Cy3u
Amazing! Ive never been able to get my boiled eggs just right and on my first try, a perfect soft boiled egg came out! ❤️
High pressure method left completely uncooked eggs.
Make sure to change serving size. Realized i didnt use enough water the first time. Worked ok.
This did not work at all the eggs we still totally raw recipe was followed exactly.
Thanks!
I live in the SF Bay Area, and had great results with the following;
1 min. high pressure
2 min. natural release
2-3 min. under running cold water.
Thank you!
Followed the recipe as is at low pressure, eggs were raw.
FAIl. Watery whites.
Complete fail, watery whites, gross! Better rests with 3 min high pressure and quick release.
THANKS FOR RUINING MY EGGS. Anyone reading this – do 5 minutes, 1 cup of water. Plunge in ice water immediately after.
This recipe was trash. Whites were undercooked and eggs won’t peel. Useless and a waste of my time, thanks for nothing.
Didn’t work for me, going to try adding 1 more minutes
I live in Fl and the 1 minute cooking time is perfect but for those living at higher altitudes you will
have to adjust the time to suit your needs.
Higher altitudes require longer cooking times.
Yeah, add me to list of people this did NOT work for. Honestly, you guys should just delete these instructions.
I made 4 eggs and three were perfect, one slightly underdone. Am basically at sea level, so that definitely played a part.
I made this in my 6 qt viva, and it was perfect the very first time i made them! I live in an area of altitude of 690 meters and worked well. Thanks for all your hard work getting the wrinkles out! I feel for those that didn’t work for, but worked for me and even if it didn’t, you did give some tips that i would have tried. I had timers ready and cold water waiting, so i smoothly went from one step to next.
Awful recipe. Wasted 2 eggs. Raw inside, barely cooked. Looking for another recipe that cooks a little longer…
Worked for me perfect the first time I tried it! Low pressure method at 1 minute then natural release for just over a minute. But my issue is always that they are hard to peel the shell off!
this is clearly no good. glad i only did a few eggs. i would go with a recipe for hard boiled eggs and just shave a few minutes off from the timing. i used to have an instant pot and finally got a replacement and i dont remember my timing for eggs. it definitely wasn’t this.
I did HP-2mins, 1min natural release, venting 30secs ran under cold water for 3 seconds. Perfect soft boiled eggs.
OK folks first of all be kind to this poster if the recipe didn’t work for you she took her time to post what’s been working for her and wasn’t tryna ruin your freakin eggs. Secondly, I wanted to share that I found STEAMING on the instant pot works better than any regular pressure cooking whether on high or low pressure. I’m at a higher altitude but what worked for me was the Steam setting with 1 cup of room temp water set to 4 minutes. If the eggs are small, quick release and run under water, but this makes the whites barely (but should be fully) cooked. If they’re bigger than let them natural release for 30 seconds or a minute before running under water. Anyhow, I’ve found that steaming tastes better bc it’s just gentler in terms of how it cooks the whites.
I used this recipe today for the very first time. Two large eggs and followed instructions exactly. Perfect eggs. Set whites, runny yolks and easy peel.
Thank you so very much. I’ve been having trouble cooking soft boiled in pot on stove for the past while. Your recipe made me feel I can cook again.
I am almost 82 years and simply love my instant pot.
A message to those people who complained. Please try to be kind in your remarks even when it doesn’t work. There is always a kind way to express oneself.
Again, thank you Ruth
I have the 6 quart instant pot and I followed the instructions 1 minute LOW pressure….2 minutes wait….then release the pressure! I had large eggs, used 1.5 cups cold water, and eggs came from fridge! PERFECT GOOEY YOLKS and NO GOOEY WHITE!!! I did have my eggs elevated higher than usual from what I imagine is violently boiling water….I think that made a difference! I used to have trouble and would always find my eggs disturbed because the silicone trivet I used was too close to the ground of the pot….it holds 9 eggs
Runny whites. Will definitely have to add more time next time!
I’m in the UK and have hard water. Followed instructions exactly, except that my medium eggs were at room temp. I used a trivet which meant that eggs were about 4 inches above the water. Perfect runny eggs, with white cooked to perfection. Thank you so much for taking the time to experiment and share.
Thank you for posting this. It’s nice to see people experimenting with technology to create better recipes. This was the first time I followed someone’s recipe and got bad results though. I feel a little foolish for trusting that 1 minute could cook the egg whites haha. Thank you for helping me incorporate common sense into my cooking by giving me a recipe for uncooked eggs haha.
Sea level doesn’t matter if your using a pressure cooker