Definition

1. Noun:
   • A soft-cooked egg: A coddled egg is an egg that has been cooked gently in its shell in water that is just below boiling point, resulting in a soft, partially set white and a runny or semi-runny yolk.

Usage

• Noun:
  • For breakfast, she prefers a coddled egg with toast soldiers.
  • The recipe calls for a coddled egg to be added to the sauce.

Advanced Usage

• "To coddle an egg": The verb form describing the cooking process.
  • You need to coddle the egg for exactly four minutes to get the perfect consistency.

Variants and Related Words

• Coddle (verb): To cook (an egg) gently in water just below the boiling point.
  • Coddle the eggs carefully to avoid cracking the shells.
• Soft-boiled egg (noun): A closely related term, though sometimes distinguished by a slightly firmer white; "coddled" often implies even gentler, slower cooking.

Synonyms

• Soft-boiled egg: An egg cooked in simmering water until the white is set but the yolk remains liquid.
• 3-minute egg: A colloquial term for a soft-boiled egg, referring to a typical cooking time.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically refers to the gentle cooking method and the resulting texture. It is not typically used for eggs cooked by other methods like poaching or scrambling. The focus is on the precise, delicate process.

Noun

1. egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water