How to Make a Perfect Poached Egg
Intro: How to Make a Perfect Poached Egg
this is a simple way to make the perfect poached egg. family approved.
STEP 1: What Do I Need to Make This Perfect Poached Egg?
eggs,
Tbsp measuring glass,
White vinegar,
Plate,
Bowl,
Wash Cloth(CLEAN),
Wooden spoon,
small pot (medium pot for more than one egg),
toaster,
bread,
water
Tbsp measuring glass,
White vinegar,
Plate,
Bowl,
Wash Cloth(CLEAN),
Wooden spoon,
small pot (medium pot for more than one egg),
toaster,
bread,
water
STEP 2: Vinegar and Heat
Put 1 TBSP of vinegar (white) into the pot 1/2 full of water and turn the heat on high.
STEP 3: Heat and Eggs and Toast
Bring water to a rolling boil then reduce heat to medium/lo to a simmer. crack the egg into a small bowl and slip into simmering water. wait 4 minutes.... in between the 4 minutes put in your toast.
STEP 4: NO SOUPY BREAKFAST!
Remove the egg out of the water, if you have a slotted spoon use it instead of the wooden spoon, if not its fine.
To prevent a soupy breakfast, place the egg on a was cloth that is CLEAN NOT USED and press gently around the egg not cracking the yolk.
To prevent a soupy breakfast, place the egg on a was cloth that is CLEAN NOT USED and press gently around the egg not cracking the yolk.
STEP 5: Place on Toast and Enjoy!
As the description says, place on toast and enjoy, butter may be prefered on the toast before the egg is set on top!
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35 Comments
jamesrdell 9 years ago
ssspecialagent 12 years ago
glorybe 14 years ago
To poach an egg you need a lot less water. The egg should not be covered with water at all. A lid causes the top of the egg to be steam cooked. The egg will have a regular shape when done yet the yoke will still be semi liquid. If one is really picky one should acquire poaching rings. Using these rings will enable a perfectly circular poached egg to be cooked. I have not seen poaching rings for quite a few years now but they must be out there somewhere.
vincent7520 13 years ago
An egg is boiled when it is cooked in its shell wether soft or hard (boiled)…
Vinegar is used to prevent to get too many filaments forming from the white of the egg in the boiling water (mafbailey tells you about other methods for the same end). Nonetheless most of the time you end up with an egg with long "strings" of boiled white. Usually after drying the egg in a clean unbleached (!) cloth people usually cut those filaments with a knife for a better presentation such as you see here.
Some people in France poach them with red vinegar because they do add a drop of vinegar on the final dish according to their taste. Myself I don't like even the idea, but a recipe is done to suit the taste of the one who eats the dish !…
Try poached eggs on a spinach dish : cook spinaches in a purée, top it with roasted dices of bacon and croutons roasted with butter (do not add any garlic on these roasts as it will be too strong and ruin the taste of the whole dish) plus one poached egg per person. This makes a cheap family main dish.
When I was a kid it was the only way my mother could have us eat spinach (of course how little "green" she put on our dish it was always too much, there was never enough croutons and bacon, and she had a fierce battle to have our dish cleaned of all food after we gulped our favorite part : bacon, crouton and poached egg … but that's an other story ! …)
beehard44 13 years ago
mpixi 14 years ago
boristherussian 14 years ago
J@50n 14 years ago
boristherussian 14 years ago
meliuli 14 years ago
I agree that "boiled egg" implies the egg AND the shell...
This method looks very good and tasty! I'll definitely ask my husband to prepare them for me!
Thank you!
J@50n 14 years ago
anfractua 14 years ago
Otherwise I thought it was a great tutorial. I think I'm going to make a poached egg right now.
Thank you!
J@50n 14 years ago
anfractua 14 years ago
Btw. I totally made an two poached eggs after I left that comment. They were delicious. And as far as people saying stuff about poaching rings. I really don't think they're necessary. My eggs came out pretty round.
annrrr 14 years ago
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Sarah Jane Is My Name 14 years ago
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