{"id":3087,"slug":"soft-boiled-eggs","title":"Soft Boiled Eggs","description":"Soft-boiled eggs are a variety of whole boiled egg where the white is solid and the yolk is runny. They take about 7 minutes to prepare and are often served with buttered toast, perfect for dipping into the runny yolk.","ingredients_raw":["2–3 large eggs, depending on appetite","Salt (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["eggs depending on appetite","salt"],"steps":["Bring a saucepan of water to a boil.","Gently add the eggs, and boil for 4–6 minutes (4 minutes for runny yolk, 5 minutes for soft yolk).","Remove the eggs from the water.","Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.","Gently add the eggs, and boil for 1 minute.","Remove the saucepan from the heat, and allow eggs to stand in the hot water for 5 minutes.","Remove the eggs from the water.","Bring water to a rolling boil in a saucepan.","Gently add the eggs, then immediately remove the pan from heat and cover it.","Let the eggs sit for 8 minutes, then remove them.","Bring about 1 inch of water to a rolling boil in a saucepan. You want just enough water to create steam but not evaporate completely.","Gently add the eggs, then cover with a lid.","Let boil/steam for 6–6½ minutes, depending on how runny you want the yolks.","Immediately remove pot from heat, and drain the hot water."],"categories":["Egg recipes","Recipes using egg"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Soft_Boiled_Eggs","source_ref":"4500586","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Soft_Boiled_Eggs&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"dc6839017408efb4b5f61e0d785661af8ad8fb3510aaa64597277ecc91623f01","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:22Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:22Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/soft-boiled-eggs"}