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Tactical trick of the chef for perfectly scalded hard-boiled eggs

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Does peeling hard-boiled eggs become too difficult for you? You have company. Although hard-boiled eggs are a healthy and adaptable food, opening their shells can be troublesome. Get ready to be thrilled if you have ever had to deal with a confused mass of cracked egg shells. The famous French chef, cookbook author and television host Jacques Pépin is here with a secret weapon that will forever change the way you cook. If you want to peel eggs like a pro, try this simple approach.

Hard-boiled eggs can be very troublesome to peel. As if they were working independently, the shells adhere tenacity to the egg albumen. As soon as you try to peel them, they tear, producing a disgusting slurry. Don't worry A little change in your cooking method every time gives perfectly scalded hard-boiled eggs. Jacques Pépin suggested drilling a small hole in the wide side of the shell before plunging it into the boiling water, rather than blindly hoping that everything would go for the better. Yeah, it's really as simple as that.

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