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After the news that a whopping 78% of you didn't know how to boil an egg, we thought it was time to take action and do a step by step guide for you.
These two quick idiot-proof egg recipes are courtesy of studentbeans.com's brand new The Ultimate Student Cookbook.
How to boil an egg:
Ingredients:
- one egg (the best quality you can afford)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions:
- Fill a small pan two thirds of the way up with water and bring to the boil
- Lower the egg into the pan carefully
- Simmer briefly for three minutes for a really soft and gooey egg. Five minutes for a rich runny yolk and 10-12 minutes for a hard-boiled egg you can slice up.
How to make scramble eggs:
Ingredients:
- Two eggs (the best quality you can afford)
- Generous knob of butter
- One slice of buttered toast
- Salt and pepper
Instructions:
- Crack the eggs into a bowl, season generously, then use a fork to whisk together well
- Heat the butter in a saucepan over a medium to high heat. Once melted and bubbling pour in the whisked eggs
- You now have to stir the eggs almost constantly as they begin to come together. The secret is to turn the heat off when
- the eggs still look a little liquid, this should take about 4–5 minutes. Once the heat is off continue to stir the eggs and the
- residual heat will finish off the cooking
- Now spoon your incredibly creamy scrambled eggs over hot toast, top with a little extra black pepper and get stuck in
Now get cracking (ho ho..)
The StudentBeans cookbook can be purchased here.