how do i poach eggs?

Answer 1

the eggs have to be really fresh – less than four days old. The key to a well-poached egg is to keep the water at a bare simmer throughout the cooking. Place a suitably sized frying pan over a gentle heat and add enough boiling water from the kettle to fill it to 1 inch (2.5 cm). Keep the heat gentle, and very quickly you will see the merest trace of tiny bubbles beginning to form over the base of the pan.
2. Now carefully break the eggs, one at a time, into the water and let them barely simmer, without covering, for just 1 minute. A timer is essential here because you cannot guess how long 1 minute is.
3. After that, remove the pan from the heat and let the eggs sit calmly and happily in the hot water, this time setting the timer for 10 minutes. This timing will give perfect results for a beautifully translucent, perfectly set white and a soft, creamy yolk.
4. Now remove each egg by lifting it out of the water with a draining spoon and then letting the spoon rest for a few seconds on a wodge of kitchen paper, which will absorb the excess water. As you remove the eggs, serve them straight away.

Answer 2

Perfect Poached Eggs
Serve on buttered toast for a "regular" Sunday breakfast or make Eggs Benedict or Eggs Florentine for a "special" occasion! The eggs should be cold & as fresh as possible.
water (1 1/2-inch in bottom of pot or a deep skillet)
2 tablespoons vinegar
8 eggs


1. Pour 2 tablespoons of vinegar into the poaching water.
2. Crack open eggs one at a time, into a small bowl.
3. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce temperature.
4. When water reaches a gentle simmer, pour egg into a ladle.
5. Gently transfer eggs into simmering water.
6. The egg whites will coagulate instantly & the vinegar will change the pH level of the poaching water.
7. Poach the eggs for 3 minutes spooning the simmering water over the eggs.
8. When the whites become opaque and feel firm to the touch they are done.
9. Gently remove eggs with a slotted spoon and lay them on sheets of paper towel to dry.
10. Serve immediately.

Answer 3

I recently learned of a way to microwave a poached egg and it is indeed very easy to do and I will never do it any other way from now on.
Microwave poached egg:
1 large egg
1/8 teaspoon white vinegar
1/3 cup water
salt and pepper

Add the water and white vinegar to a 6 ounce custard cup.
Break egg into cup, pierce egg yolk with toothpick, and cover dish loosely with plastic wrap.
Place in microwave and cook for 1 minute or until desired doneness.
You may need to experiment with cooking times based on the wattage of your microwave and taste preference.
Immediately remove egg from hot water with a slotted spoon as it will continue to cook.
Serve with salt and pepper to taste.

Answer 4

Gently slip the eggs into barely simmering water and let them cook ("poach") for up to three minutes. The fresher, the better. Older eggs tend to disperse in water, but a little bit of vinegar will help them to keep their shape. Then with a slotted spoon, scoop out each egg and dry it on a paper towel. Great on corned beef hash, just plane toast or, the classic, eggs benedict.

Answer 5

Poached eggs cook by steam. You can either put them in egg cups in a covered pan of boiling water, or simply break the eggs into the boiling water.

Answer 6

Bring water with a little white vinegar to a boil. Carefully, crack your eggs, and GENTLY pour them into the boiling water. Poach them for 3 to 5 minutes, and gently lift them out of the water with a slotted spoon. Enjoy!

Answer 7

First get a pan add water and bring to boil, stir water vigorously crack egg in middle of vortex and turn pan off when water has stopped spinning egg is poached.

Answer 8

Very gently simmering water with a touch of white vinegar in it so that they don't just float off into the water like egg drop soup... a plastic non stick slotted spoon to pick them up with when they have cooked for a few minutes until they are no longer opaque but appear solid and done... I never time them.

Answer 9

You get a medium sized pot, fill it 3/4 with water and boil it. Once it's bubbling, take the egg(s) and crack them open like you were going to fry them, and let them drop in the boiling water. When they're white and cooked, scoop them out with a spoon and eat them.

Answer 10

Sneak up behind it and kill it without having a permit!