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Delia Smith's soft boiled egg
In Delia's 1998 'How to Cook' series, the book's first chapter was devoted to eggs and how to boil the perfect soft-boiled egg. When featured in the TV series, it led to an increase in egg sales.
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Serves: 2
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Cooking time: 6 mins
(7 mins for a firmer yolk) -
Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Method
- First of all, have a small saucepan filled with enough simmering water to cover the eggs by about ½-inch (1cm).
- Then quickly but gently lower the eggs into the water, one at a time using a tablespoon.
- Now switch a timer on and give the eggs exactly 1 min simmering time.
- Then remove the pan from the heat, put a lid on it and set the timer again, using the following timings:
6 mins will produce a soft, fairly liquid yolk and a white that is just set but still quite wobbly.
7 mins will produce a firmer, more creamy yolk with a white that is completely set
Recipe taken from Delia's How to Cook: Book One by Delia Smith, published by BBC Books. Recipe reprinted by permission of The Random House Group Ltd.
By Delia Smith
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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Your comments
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mark bits and pieces, posted 7 months ago
i'm pretty sure that the temperature of simmering water is always the same. even americans should be able to work that out. proudly south african.
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olivia shipley, posted 2 years ago
i think that if she is an ward winnning chef or whatever then she should at least say what temp you are supposed to put it on !!! Although i'am still going to use the recipe but if it gives me food poisening then i will sue you but i look forward to making my yummy scrambled eggs and eating them till i burst xxxx Olivia Shipley xxxx
