I love me some boiled eggs…as snacks, for egg salad or potato salad, even deviled eggs. While boiling eggs isn’t that hard or time-consuming, I was curious when I heard about perfect “boiled” eggs in the Instant Pot, and I had to try them for myself.
You see, I was always boiling eggs, but I had a problem. Despite trying several different methods, I couldn’t use them for deviled eggs. I had trouble peeling them, and my eggs always came out ugly with hunks of the white missing. Part of that might be the age of the egg (older eggs supposedly do better – see why here) and the temp when you go to peel it (good luck finding that perfect temp), but this Instant Pot technique took care of those problems.
Perfect “Boiled” Eggs
Place a wire basket or pressure cooker trivet (mine came with the trivet) in your Instant Pot. Load with about 8 raw eggs straight from the fridge (whatever fits comfortably on one layer). Pour 1 cup of cool water over all. Put on the top (making sure the pressure valve is set to closed) and set on manual high pressure for 5 minutes.
Once it’s done cooking, allow the pot to slow release for 5 minutes while you prepare an ice bath deep enough to submerge all the eggs. After the 5 minutes, carefully turn the pressure valve to open and let the rest of the steam out. (This is super hot so keep your hands out of the way!)
When the steam stops and the sealing post drops, open the pot by turning and removing the top. Immediately place all eggs in the ice bath and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
At the end of 5 minutes, remove all eggs from the ice bath and start peeling. Tap the side of the egg just enough to get enough of a broken edge to begin pulling the shell and membrane away from the egg itself. Rinse and dry with paper towel. If they’re still warm, cool ’em sitting on paper towels before storing or slicing.
PRETTY eggs!
I was so excited when this 5-5-5 technique worked! (5 minutes cooking, 5 minutes slow release, 5 minute ice bath.) This is a challenge I’ve been trying to conquer for a long time. Who knew my Instant Pot would be the key to “pretty” boiled eggs!
What do you use boiled eggs for? My all-time favorite is these sweet Deviled Egg Chicks I made one year at Easter (though I didn’t go to the trouble of piping in the filling – just spooned it in). My kids loved ‘em!
Let me know your favorite use for boiled eggs in the comments below!
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