How To Make Half-boiled Eggs (Coffee Shop Style)

HOW TO MAKE PERFECT SINGAPORE COFFEE SHOP HALF-BOILED EGGS

Half-boiled eggs are made by cooking the eggs in water that has been boiled vigorously, heat turned-off and then eggs are submerged in the boiled water and covered with a tight-fitting lid to let the residual heat cooks the eggs until they are half-cooked. Here’s the step-by-step:
1. GET THE EGGS OUT FROM THE FRIDGE: Let them sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes

2. BRING WATER TO A ROLLING BOIL: While waiting for the eggs, bring water in a saucepan to a rolling boil

3. TURN OFF HEAT AND LOWER EGGS INTO THE WATER: Use a spoon to lower the eggs into the hot water

4. CLOSE THE LID: The residual heat will gently cook the eggs

5. SET TIMER TO 7 MINUTES: I suggest using digital timer on the stove or your phone for accuracy

6. REMOVE EGGS FROM THE WATER: When the timer is up, use a spoon to quickly remove the eggs from the hot water to a bowl to stop the cooking process

COOK’S TIPS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Timing is everything when it comes to cooking eggs, especially half-boiled eggs like this. The cooking time can vary between 1-2 minutes
1. WHITE EGGS VS BROWN EGGS
Brown eggs might have “thicker” shells compare to white shells, so you might have to add another minute or so, in other words, you will have to experiment, but 5-6 minutes is the minimum I would imagine
2. SIZE OF EGGS
The eggs that I used were large grade A white shells and about 58 grams each. Large eggs will need longer time
3. TEMPERATURE OF EGGS
IF YOU LET THE EGGS OUT FOR 5 MINUTES : You need 7 minutes for white eggs, about 8 minutes for brown eggs
IF YOU LET THE EGGS REALLY COME DOWN TO ROOM TEMPERATURE (30 MINUTES ON THE COUNTER): You need 5 minutes for white eggs, about 6 minutes for brown eggs
4. FOR FIRST-TIMER MAKING HALF-BOILED EGGS
I suggest starting with 4 eggs at a time to get the hang of it.

AIR-FRYER HALF-BOILED EGGS

I recently just tried out cooking half-boiled eggs in an air-fryer and they worked out great. There’s no need to boil water or anything else. Simply put the eggs in the air fryer basket and air fry at 200 F (100 C) for 10 minutes (for 55-60 grams egg with a shell) and then wait for 2 minutes before removing from the air fryer. Get one egg out to test and see. Simple as that!

Breaking that yolk with a spoon and scooping it into my mouth was the highlight of the whole experience for me! I don’t eat it with any other peppers! only white pepper powder!! It’s never the same without it.

Mom made half-boiled eggs at home every morning for us too before we headed to school. This often accompanied by cream crackers sprinkled with sugar and soaked in hot milk. So the cream crackers were soft when we ate them! It sounded so strange and probably gross you think, but it’s like THE thing back in those days! ohhh…the good old days!