What You'll Need
Directions
- Fill a frying pan with one and a half inches of water.
- Add 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 three to five minutes.
- Remove the poached egg with the spatula.
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.
- 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 half a can of water. You can poach four eggs in one can of soup.
