Easy Poached Eggs

Name: Easy Poached Eggs
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 9 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 or more fresh eggs; 1 serving Chicken; 1 serving Beef; 1 serving Pork; 1 serving Fish and Seafood; 1 serving Pasta and Noodles

Easy Poached Eggs might be a good recipe to expand your breakfast collection. This recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains approximately 48g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 723 calories. Head to the store and pick up pork, chicken, beef, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 9 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Heat the water: Fill a saucepan with several inches of water.

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Water

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Heat the water on high until it reaches a boil and then lower the heat until the water is at a bare simmer (just a few bubbles coming up now and then).

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Water

2 Crack egg into a small bowl and gently slip it into the water: Working with the eggs one at a time, crack the egg into a small bowl or cup.

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Water

Egg

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Bowl

Place the bowl close to the surface of the hot water and gently slip the egg into the water.

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Egg

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If you want, use a spoon to push some of the egg whites closer to their yolks, to help them hold together.

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Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Add all of the eggs you are poaching to the pan in the same way, keeping some distance between them.

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Egg

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Frying Pan

3 Turn off heat, cover pan, set timer for 4 minutes: Turn off the heat and cover the pan. Set a timer for 4 minutes (or count out loud to 60, four times). At this point the egg whites should be completely cooked, while the egg yolks are still runny.

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Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

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Note that the timing depends on the size of the eggs, the number of eggs in the pot, and if you are cooking at altitude, so adjust accordingly. If you are at altitude, want firmer egg yolks, or are poaching more than 4 eggs at once, you may need to cook them longer. If you try 4 minutes and the eggs are too cooked, reduce the time.

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Egg Yolk

Egg

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Pot

Remove eggs with slotted spoon: Gently lift the poached eggs out of the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a plate to serve.

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Poached Egg

Egg

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Using a Fine Mesh Sieve

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Sieve

One way to help your poached egg whites stay together is to remove some of the thin wispy egg whites before you add your eggs to the hot water. An easy way to do this is with a fine mesh sieve.

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Poached Egg

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Water

Egg

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Sieve

Place the raw egg into a fine mesh sieve over a bowl. The very thin egg whites will drain out through the sieve.

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Egg Whites

Egg

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Bowl

2 Gently add to hot water: Then gently ease the raw egg into your pot of simmering hot water.

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Water

Egg

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3 Turn off heat, cover pot, cook 4 minutes: Notice how there is much less stray egg whites with this method? Turn off the heat and cover the pot (or just lower the heat to low), and cook for 4 minutes until the whites are cooked through. (You may need to add more time if cooking at altitude or poaching more than 4 eggs at once.)

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Egg Whites

Egg

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Pot

Remove from the pot with a slotted spoon.

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Using an Egg Poacher

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Egg

If you don't want to futz around with trying to keep the eggs from spreading or bumping into each other, the easiest way to make poached eggs is with an egg poacher.

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Poached Egg

Egg

The "poacher" is actually coddling the eggs, not truly poaching them, but if what you want is an egg with a cooked white and runny yolk, this is an easy way to do it.

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Egg

Egg Yolk

To use an egg poaching pan, remove the cups from the pan that you intend to use.

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Egg

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Frying Pan

Fill the pan with only 1/2-inch of water and bring it to a low boil. Put a drop or so of olive oil in each of the egg cups you are using and spread around. (The cups are stick-free, but the oil helps.)

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Olive Oil