Name: Perfectly Poached Eggs
Total time: 1 min
Yield: Makes 1 egg.
Ingredients: Poaching Cups: Silicone poaching cups are a handy tool for poaching multiple eggs at once. Lightly grease the cups, crack an egg into each one, and then place them in a pot of simmering water. Cover and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or more to achieve desired doneness. Remove cups from pot using a slotted spoon; turn cups inside out to remove eggs.; Whirlpool: Crack 1 egg into a small dish. Fill a saucepan with water to a depth of 2 inches. Add 3 tablespoons of distilled white vinegar and bring to a bare simmer over medium heat. When small bubbles coat the bottom of the pan, stir water in a circular pattern, forming a whirlpool in the center. Stop stirring and carefully pour egg into whirlpool. Cook for 4½ to 5 minutes, or until white is cooked but yolk is still jiggly. For a firmer yolk, cook for about 30 seconds more. Carefully remove egg with a slotted spoon.

Preparation info

Makes
1
egg.

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Breakfast for Dinner

By Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth

Published 2013

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To poach eggs, you cook them in gently simmering water. It’s a notoriously tricky task that may take a bit of practice to master. But have no fear: there’s more than one way to poach an egg. Here are our three favorites.