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Do you need simple instructions for how to make perfect poached eggs ? A poached eggs recipe does not require a long list of ingredients or equipment. Making poached eggs is simple, requiring just the ability to boil water. Read on to learn how to poach an egg, step by step
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Easy Microwave Poached Eggs
If you are only poaching one egg, and have a microwave oven, there's a simple method you can use to poach an egg. Place a small amount of ... read moreIf you are only poaching one egg, and have a microwave oven, there's a simple method you can use to poach an egg. Place a small amount of water in a microwave safe bowl or cup. Crack an egg into the cup, and cover securely with plastic wrap. Microwave for one minute, and you're done. Be careful when removing the plastic wrap, as steam will escape.

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Introduction
Whether you need poached eggs for Eggs Benedict, or just to eat on their own, the directions are the same. For perfect poached eggs, you need to be careful when cracking the egg, to avoid breaking the yolks. -
Step 2: How to Poach Egg
- Fill a frying pan with 1 1/2 inches of water.
- Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
- Bring the water to a boil, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Break an egg onto a saucer.
- Slide the egg off the saucer into the water.
- As the egg cooks, use a spoon to cover the yolk with water.
- The egg is poached when a thin film of white covers the yolk. this will take 3-5 minutes.
- Remove the poached egg with a wide slotted spatula.
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Step 3: Poached Egg Variations
- For a richer flavor, poached the egg in milk. Serve the eggs on buttered toast, and pour a bit of the warm milk over the eggs.
- Poached eggs can be poached in chicken stock and served in the stock for a light soup.
- Poached eggs can also be poached in a can of condensed tomato soup, reconstituted with 1/2 a can of water. You can poach 4 eggs in one can of soup.

