Steaming eggs is another way to cook them in their shells.
Hard-boiled eggs are a healthy source of protein. Once cooked, they are versatile and can be eaten as is, sliced into salads or made into deviled eggs. Hard-boiling eggs is a simple process, requiring only a cooking pot, eggs and some water. An alternate method of preparing hard-boiled eggs is to cook them using steam. Since heat and steam build up inside the egg while it hard-boils, the same process can be duplicated with a steamer, resulting in a hard-boiled egg without all the water. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Instructions
1. A steaming rack or colander holds the eggs above the water.
Pour several inches of water into the bottom of a cooking pot. Set the steaming rack inside the pot. If the water goes above the bottom of the steaming rack, pour some out.
2. Set the eggs in the steaming rack and place the lid on the pot to prevent the steam from escaping.
3. Bring the water to a boil and allow the eggs to steam for 10 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat, but keep the eggs in the pot with the lid securely on. Allow the eggs to remain in the pot for another 20 minutes.
4. Tongs protect you from burning your fingers.
Lift the lid carefully from the pot to make sure you're not burned by steam. Carefully remove the eggs, one by one, with tongs. Set the eggs on a kitchen towel and allow them to cool.
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