Hard-Boiled Eggs Instant Pot Style

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Hard-Boiled Eggs Instant Pot Style

Cooking eggs in the Instant Pot is fast and easy. The steam under high pressure makes the eggshells easy to peel. If you tweak the cook time and natural release time, you can make soft or medium boiled eggs.

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Prep Time: 3

Cook Time: 3

Additional Time: 5

Total Time: 11

Servings: eggs (or as many as you want)

Calories: 72kcal

Author: Dahn Boquist

Ingredients

6 eggs or as many as you want*
Water

Instructions

Add ¾ cup of water to the instant pot.
Place the metal rack in the pot and place the eggs on it.
Set the instant pot to high pressure for 3 minutes.
When it is done cooking, let the instant pot sit and naturally release pressure for 5 minutes then release the rest of the pressure manually.
Transfer the eggs to ice water to stop the cooking.

For Medium Eggs:

Set the instant pot to 2 minutes at high pressure then let it sit and naturally release pressure for 2 minutes then manually release the rest of the pressure.
Transfer the eggs to ice water.

For Soft Eggs:

Set the instant pot to 1 minute at high pressure. Immediately release the pressure manually as soon as the 1 minute cook time is finished.
Transfer the eggs to ice water.

Notes

It takes approximately 4 minutes for the Instant Pot to come up to pressure.

4 minutes cooking at high pressure gave the yolks a slight green tinge and were slightly over cooked.

Medium and soft cooked eggs have more variability in the 'doneness' of the eggs. If you want a precisely cooked soft or medium boiled egg, we recommend the steamer or boil method.

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