How to Poach an Egg

What You'll Need

  • Skillet with straight sides, about 2 inches deep
  • Water
  • 1 tbspĀ vinegar
  • Fresh eggs (older eggs have more fragile yolks)
  • Wide, slotted spatula
  • Burner

Directions

  1. Fill a frying pan with one and a half inches of water.
  2. Add vinegar.
  3. Bring the water to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer.
  4. Break an egg onto a saucer.
  5. Slide the egg off the saucer into the water.
  6. As the egg cooks, use a spoon to cover the yolk with water.
  7. The egg is poached when a thin film of white covers the yolk. This will take three to five minutes.
  8. 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.

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