Brilio.net - Boiled eggs are one of the favorite dishes that many people like. These eggs are often used as toppings or side dishes in various dishes such as chicken porridge, soto, lontong sayur, and vegetable salad.
Adding boiled eggs not only makes the dish more delicious, but also makes it healthier. According to webmd.com, boiled eggs can help lower cholesterol, reduce excess weight, and strengthen bones. That is why many people choose boiled eggs as part of a healthy daily diet.
Boiling eggs seems easy to do, but many people do not know the right way. Often, eggs can be overcooked, which is indicated by a blackish green line around the yolk and a texture that becomes solid. This makes the eggs less delicious to eat.
Overcooked eggs are also not good for your health. The mashed.com page explains that cooking eggs too long can cause the sulfur in the egg white to react with the iron in the yolk, producing iron sulfide which is potentially dangerous if consumed in large quantities.
In addition to the overcooked problem, there are also those who often experience egg yolks that are not in the middle. This can make the egg yolk easy to break when cut. YouTube user Dapur Bang Chosi experienced this problem and shared a solution without adding additional ingredients such as salt, oil, or lime in their video.
"Sometimes when we boil eggs, we find that some of the yolk comes out from the side, some on top, some on the bottom," he explained, as quoted by BrilioFood on Tuesday (19/7).
So that the yellow part is right in the middle when cooked, some people will add kitchen ingredients such as salt, cooking oil, or even lime.
But YouTube user Dapur Bang Chosi has another way. Through the uploaded video, he admitted that he did not use any additional ingredients when boiling the eggs so that the results were perfect.
The method is, simply prepare water in a pan. Then boil until the water is really boiling. When it is boiling, slowly put the eggs in. Now, the position of the eggs when put into the boiling water must be considered, yes. When you are about to put the eggs in, position the oval part at the bottom and the round part at the top.
How to boil eggs so they are not overcooked and the yolk is in the middle
YouTube/Bang Chosi's Kitchen
"So if we put it in like this, the oval one at the bottom, the round one at the top, then the position of the egg yolk will be in the middle," YouTube Dapur Bang Chosi explained further.
After being put in, boil the eggs for 8 minutes. You can use a timer or stopwatch when calculating the boiling duration so that it fits. Well, you can boil it in an open pan.
How to boil eggs so they are not overcooked and the yolk is in the middle
YouTube/Bang Chosi's Kitchen
Next, lift and discard the boiled water. Then rinse the eggs with cold water to stop the cooking process. If the water is still hot, you can discard it again and replace it with new water. After it feels cold enough, then peel the eggs one by one.
How to boil eggs so they are not overcooked and the yolk is in the middle
YouTube/Bang Chosi's Kitchen
Once peeled, cut the egg into two parts. Sure enough, the position of the egg yolk is also right in the middle. In addition, the egg yolk is perfectly cooked (not overcooked) and there is no green ring surrounding it.
"If the egg yolk already has green, then the egg is no longer healthy to eat because it is no longer good fat, but has become bad cholesterol which will be harmful to the body. So don't boil the egg for too long, 8 minutes is the most ideal," he explained further.
How to boil eggs so they are not overcooked and the yolk is in the middle
YouTube/Bang Chosi's Kitchen
Having been watched more than 15 thousand times, this video immediately attracted the attention of YouTube netizens. Who would have thought, many other YouTube users admitted that the video was very useful to imitate. This was expressed directly through the comments column of the video.
"Very useful, bro," said YouTube @wildamuthmainnah4259.
"Thanks for the knowledge," said YouTube @azkamutia8382.
"The most delicious boiled egg in the world... thanks for the tips, bro," said YouTube @dikiahmad2389.
"Thanks for the tips," said YouTube @ismifadhlani4111.
"That means the eggs I've been eating are not good for my health, I just found out," explained YouTube @muhammadsauri9999.