snack Hard-Boiled Eggs with Cracked Pepper Two perfectly cooked eggs with a hit of black pepper and a pinch of salt. 1min prep 9min cook easydifficulty Servings − + Ingredients 2 large eggs cracked pepper pinch of salt Method Lower eggs into boiling water; cook 9 minutes. Plunge into ice water 2 minutes; peel. Halve. Salt and pepper.