Put your Instant Pot to work and make the perfect Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs.
Am I the only one that is always trying to find better solutions or shortcuts to solve everyday dilemmas? I suspect not! I recently acquired a new kitchen toy that has taken my cooking life to a whole new level and no, I am not exaggerating. Ever since I received my Instant Pot pressure cooker I have been experimenting with a bunch of our favorite recipes and I am happy to report that I’ve fallen in love with this amazingly handy and clever device. So be on the look out for many, many, many pressure cooker recipes to come. 🙂 Either way, one of my many kitchen dilemmas is to get the perfect hard boiled egg, which by the way the Instant Pot not only makes the perfect hard boiled egg; peeling these eggs are the easiest thing EVER! So, how do you make the perfect hard boiled egg using the Instant Pot?
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
So, pay attentions egg lovers, here we go…
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- desired number of eggs
- 1 cup of water
- 1 Instant Pot electric pressure cooker
Instructions
- First, pour one cup of water into the inner pot.
- Second, place your desired number of eggs into a steam rack.
- Now, put the lid on and turn the Steam Release to sealing.
- Then, press on the "MANUAL" button and +/_ to 6 minutes.
- Once the Instant Pot is done, let it "Natural Release" for 6 minutes, then vent the rest of the steam completely before opening the lid.
- Transfer your eggs to an icy water bath, leave them in there for 4-6 minutes before peeling or store them in your refrigerator to use later.
How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Easy, right? Not only are they easy, if you prefer softer eggs, you can simply lower your cooking time by a minute or two. Also, if you are not in a hurry, you can leave your eggs in the pressure cooker until the pressure escapes on its own. Do you have a favorite pressure cooker recipe you love to share with us, if so, leave us a note in the comment section below!
Note: We pair our hard boiled eggs with different things, among them red chunky salsa (picture with our eggs in here).
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I just tried this for the first time yesterday. Set time for 5 minutes, when done I did a quick release then immersed in cold water. I was super happy with the results and they are SO easy to peel too! YUM. Will do this more often.
Just curious, what is the red sauce in your photo? Ketchup? Do you put that on your eggs??!?!
Annie,
Glad you tried our method. The red sauce is actually salsa, we love our eggs with everything, but red salsa is soooo good. 🙂
Do you leave the pot on warm after the pressure cooking and waiting for the natural release? I also am assuming that this is on high pressure. Thank you for your help!
Hi Karen,
I do, I don’t think it makes any difference when you are waiting for it to Natural Release. And yes, cooking is on High Pressure for 6 min. Let me know if you need more help. 🙂
Thank you for the recipe. Does it matter what size egg you use? Is the time the same for large and medium?
Large at 5 minutes is perfect. 6 would be too long. And you have to immediately get the vent to quick release and put the eggs in the ice bath ASAP.
Medium would definitely be less (and extra large, jumbo, more), but I haven’t tested it. I would start with 4 mins.
Hello Ann,
Thank you so much for sharing your results. I will keep that in mind.