Re: Hard boiled young pullet eggs

In article <djgk68$17e$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
medusa <medusa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have 29 6 month old pullets and we have been getting plenty of eggs
> for about a month now - they are delicious!! But, I just hard boiled my
> first batch and treated them just like store bought eggs (plunged in
> cold water after boiling 12 minutes) and that was the worst egg peeling
> experience I have ever had. What is the trick to getting "easy to peel"
> hard boiled eggs from young pullets?
>
> Even though they are ugly, the pickled eggs will probably still taste
> delicious!
>
> Any and all hints appreciated, I am running out of ideas for egg dishes.

I also have had a hard time in the past hard boiling fresh eggs, so used
to leave them out at room temp. for 4 or 5 days to "age" them faster.
That worked ok, but...

we had a similar discussion on one of the cooking lists awhile back and
someone made the suggestion to steam them instead of boiling them.

I tried it.

It worked. ;-)

I can now peel fresh eggs!

As soon as the water under the eggs starts to boil, (I use a screen
strainer over a stock pot with a couple of inches of water in it), I
time it for 20 minutes. I then turn it off and allow them to rest for
another 10 minutes, then plunge them into cold water, and keep the water
cold for about 1/2 hour after cracking them all over with the back of a
spoon.

They peel like a dream!

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson
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