[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":190},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-en-coddled-eggs":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":132,"extension":133,"meta":134,"navigation":185,"path":186,"seo":187,"stem":188,"__hash__":189},"guides\u002Fen\u002Fguides\u002Fcoddled-eggs.md","Coddled eggs",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":123},"minimark",[9,14,33,37,49,59,69,86,102,111],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"ingredients","Ingredients",[15,16,17,21,24,27,30],"ul",{},[18,19,20],"li",{},"4 large eggs",[18,22,23],{},"10 g soft butter, plus a little for the ramekins",[18,25,26],{},"2 pinches of salt",[18,28,29],{},"Black pepper and chopped chives, to finish",[18,31,32],{},"Toast, to serve",[10,34,36],{"id":35},"method","Method",[38,39,45],"cook-step",{"cue":40,"diagram":41,"number":42,"scene":43,"title":44},"Two whole eggs sit in each buttered ramekin.","crack","1","shell\u002Framekins","Butter the ramekins",[46,47,48],"p",{},"Boil a kettle of water. Rub the inside of each ramekin with butter; use one ramekin for every 2 eggs. Crack 2 eggs into each and add a pinch of salt. Put a small piece of the remaining butter on top.",[38,50,56],{"cue":51,"diagram":52,"number":53,"scene":54,"title":55},"Ramekins stand level on the towel; water reaches halfway up their sides.","steam","2","shell\u002Framekin-bath","Set up the water bath",[46,57,58],{},"Line the base of the saucepan with a folded tea towel or a double layer of paper towels so the ramekins don't sit directly on hot metal. Stand the ramekins on it. Pour in boiling water, avoiding the ramekins, until it comes about halfway up their sides.",[38,60,66],{"cue":61,"diagram":62,"number":63,"scene":64,"title":65},"Steam fogs the lid; the water bubbles only lightly.","lid","3","shell\u002Framekin-lid","Cover and cook gently",[46,67,68],{},"Put the lid on and cook over moderate heat for 9–10 minutes. If no steam shows after 2 minutes, raise the heat a little; if the water starts to boil hard, lower it. The water should stay at a gentle bubble, not a rolling boil.",[38,70,76,79],{"cue":71,"diagram":72,"number":73,"scene":74,"title":75},"The whites are opaque and just set; the yolks are covered by a thin film and the centre wobbles.","assemble","4","shell\u002Fjiggle-tongs","Check by jiggling",[46,77,78],{},"Grip a ramekin with tongs and shake it gently. Take the eggs out when the whites are set but the centre still jiggles. Blot any condensation off the tops with a paper towel. Season with pepper and chives and serve straight away with toast.",[46,80,81,85],{},[82,83,84],"strong",{},"Safety:"," These yolks are runny. Use pasteurised eggs if you can. Children, pregnant people, older adults and people with weakened immunity should cook them until both white and yolk are firm, about 3–4 minutes longer.",[87,88,90,93,96],"guide-notes",{"title":89},"Equipment & heat",[10,91,89],{"id":92},"equipment-heat",[46,94,95],{},"A deep pan matters: the space above the ramekins fills with steam gradually, so the tops cook at the same pace as the bottoms. On induction, use a pan with a magnetic base and moderate power; keep the lid on to hold in the steam, and turn the power down if the water boils hard: the lid traps heat, it does not calm the water. On gas or electric, adjust until only small bubbles rise. Porcelain egg coddlers with screw lids can stand in the same water bath, but their thick walls and lids slow the cooking by an amount that depends on the model: check them at the same time and keep going in 1-minute steps.",[46,97,98,101],{},[82,99,100],{},"Nonstick:"," No frying pan needed. 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