Drew revealed her hard boiled egg hack on Instagram. Photo / Instagram
Drew revealed her hard boiled egg hack on Instagram. Photo / Instagram
She's better known for starring in countless romantic comedies than cooking up mouthwatering meals.
But Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore, 42, proved she is quite the whizz in the kitchen after sharing an Instagram photo of perfect hard-boiled eggs.
Complete with soft yolk centres and creamy whites, Drew told her 7.3million followers she was about to enjoy the dish as a quick snack - but not before revealing her very unusual method of cooking them, which doesn't require the use of a stove.
Vegetarian Drew, who has two children, says she simply places her eggs in a pan of hot boiled water without heating the pan underneath. She leaves them for 15 minutes, and then peels and eats as a snack.
In a caption underneath the photo of her eggs, she wrote: "Next snack, 15 minute hard boil in hot water, no flame."
Drew, who divorced Will Kopelman last year, posted a picture of her perfect eggs last week, with the post being liked more than 30,000 by some of her adoring fans.
Usually, hard-boiled eggs require you to bring the water to boil and then simmer for a few minutes, with the length of time depending on how well-done you like your eggs to be.
Delia Smith, for example, asks cooks to bring the water to boil and then simmers the pan for six minutes for a slightly gooey centre, and seven if you like them cooked through.