Anne Burrell Hard Boiled Egg Food

TRUFFLED DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Put the eggs in a large pot and add enough water to cover by about 1 inch. Bring the pot to boil (BTB), cover and then turn off the heat and let sit for 13 minutes EXACTLY!
• Drain the eggs and run them under cold water until cool; if you're not using them right away, put them in the fridge.
• Peel the eggs and cut them in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks. Put the yolks in a small bowl and mash them with a fork. Add the mayonnaise, truffle peeling, truffle oil and cayenne and whip until very light and fluffy.
• Use a disposable pastry bag (or just buy zip-top bags, fill them and cut off one corner - a very low-tech solution but my favorite kind!) to pipe the yolk mixture into the whites (or just spoon it in). Sprinkle with the chives to serve.

THE PERFECT BOILED EGGS

Steps:

• Put the eggs in a large pot with a lid. Pour cool water over the eggs until fully submerged and add the baking soda to the water. Put the pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Once the water is at a rolling boil, turn off the heat and cover the pot with the lid. Allow the eggs to sit in the hot water for the following times according to the desired doneness: 3 minutes for SOFT boiled; 6 minutes for MEDIUM boiled; 12 minutes for HARD boiled.
• Prepare a bowl of ice water. Transfer the cooked eggs to the ice water to cool completely before peeling.

PERFECT BOILED EGGS

Steps:

• Place eggs in stainless steel pot, do not stack.
• Cover with cold water to where eggs are just immersed.
• Cook to boiling, immediately remove and cover with lid; let stand 20 minutes.
• Voila, the perfect boiled egg.
• Note: You can do this with however many eggs you need; I only chose 4 because they required me to give a serving size!

TRUFFLED DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Place the eggs in a pot and cover with tap water. The level of the water should be about 1 inch above the eggs.
• Bring the pot to a boil and COVER!!!! And turn off the heat and let sit for 13 minutes-EXACTLY!!!!!
• Uncover and run the eggs under cold water if using right away or refrigerate until ready to use.
• Peel the eggs and cut in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks from the whites. Mash the yolks with a fork. Add the mayonnaise, truffle oil, cayenne and truffle peelings.
• Whip until very light and fluffy. *If you want a little more truffle flavor add a little more truffle oil. Proceed with caution, it is very easy to over truffle.
• Spoon or pipe the yolk mixture into the whites. Sprinkle with chopped chives. If piping, fill the pastry bag with the egg mixture then cut the tip of the bag off to form a hole about 1/4-inch in diameter. Pipe the mixture into the egg white halves.

HARD-BOILED EGGS

Steps:

• Place the eggs in a saucepan and add enough cold water to cover.
• Bring the water to a boil and immediately turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit in the pan for 15 minutes.
• Remove the eggs to a bowl and allow to rest for at least 2 minutes. When the eggs are cool enough to handle, crack the eggs on each side and then roll them back and forth with your hand, breaking up the shell. Remove and discard the shell.