Poached Eggs with Yoghurt

Name: Poached Eggs with Yoghurt
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 medium-hot green chilli, deseeded and finely shredded; salt and pepper; 15 g/ ½ oz chopped coriander; 300 ml/ ½ pt thick yoghurt; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 4 eggs; 2 tsp balsamic vinegar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2.5-cm / 1-inch piece of root ginger, peeled and grated; 4 tsp paprika

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Daily Mail Modern British Cookbook

By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington

Published 1998

About

This is based on a Turkish dish called yumurta çilbir, substituting flavoured olive oil for the traditional melted butter.

Ingredients

salt and pepper
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
15 g/ ½ oz

Europe
United Kingdom
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Spicy
Breakfast

Method

Put a wide shallow pan of lightly salted water on to heat to the boil.

Mix the garlic and coriander into the yoghurt with the vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Put into 4 bowls.

Break the eggs, one at a time, into a saucer and slide them into the simmering water. Poach for 2 minutes and remove carefully with a slotted spoon. Transfer to the bowls.

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