PERFECT INSTANT POT SOFT BOILED EGGS

Have you ever been so excited to tell something you can hardly stand it?  You can hardly wait????  Well, that is me right this very moment in time.  

My husband likes soft boiled eggs.  He says it reminds him of when he was little and sick.  His mom would fix him soft boiled eggs.  He calls them dippy eggs.  I have not been able to master a soft boiled egg until today.  That is why I could hardly wait to get on here and make this entry.  If I can do it, YOU can DO it too!  

As you guys know I love my instant pot.  I love cooking in my instant pot.  One of the first things I actually mastered the day I opened the box was hard-boiled eggs. I was so proud of myself that day.  Today I am even happier.  Now I can not wait to make Scott a dippy egg tomorrow for breakfast.  

This is so easy!!!  All you need is an instant pot, 2 cups of water, the steamer that comes with your instant pot, and eggs.  

First, plug up your instant pot, fill the inner pot with 2 cups of water, place your steamer into the pot, and put your eggs on the steam.

Put your lid on the pot and make sure your valve is on seal.  Here is the trick to a soft boiled egg.  Set your pot on manual, low pressure for 3 minutes.  

Once the pot is done cooking, do an instant release or quick release.  

Transfer eggs to an ice water bath to cool.

Not only does this make a perfect soft boiled egg, but it also makes the eggs so easy to peel.

I always thought Scott a bit strange to call them dippy eggs until a few weeks ago.  I was reading a book about someone who can hold an object and know the owner's history.  In that book, it is talking about dippy eggs and soldiers.  That perked my curiosity. 

It seems that dippy eggs and soldiers happen to be a classic English breakfast.  Toast is cut into strips making it easy to dip into your egg, which is called soldiers.  The above picture is my breakfast and tea.  FYI, I am 72% English, Scottish, and Welsh.  Then another 22% Irish, Welsh and Scottish.  I am not sure why my DNA is broken up like that but that is what I am with a side note of 6% Norweigan.  

I am thinking Scott's grandmother was from England and so she called them dippy eggs and in return, Scott's mother called them dippy eggs.  I find that very interesting.  As soon as I figured that all out I could not wait to tell Scott.  

Happy Friday Folks!  ENJOY!