Soft-boiled-eggs

Though incredibly simple, soft-boiled egg recipes are incredibly difficult to write up and share on the internet because there are a number of factors that will change the results or timing dramatically that vary wildly from kitchen to kitchen: the altitude that you’re at; whether you’re using a gas, electric, or induction stove; the temperature of your refridgerator that you remove the eggs from.

I’ve found that using a steam method has the lowest chance of breaking an egg and is the fastest method as you only need to bring a small amount of water to a boil. As it is applying heat indirectly to the eggs directly through steam I find the results to be a lot less variable and work for large batches of eggs if needed. You can also use eggs directly from the fridge which controls for the temperature difference somewhat.

Soft-boiled eggs are great a number of ways, but my favorite way to eat them is in an egg cup with toast soldiers or served on top of congee.