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Home » Helpful how-tos » How To Perfectly Poach An Egg

How To Perfectly Poach An Egg

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August 14, 2017 By Sara 2 Comments

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Today I’m going to show you how to Perfectly Poach an Egg. I’ve been eating a lot of poached eggs lately because I seem to have an obsession with Avocado Toast topped with Poached Eggs… OBSESSED!

How To Perfectly Poach An Egg

After much trial and error of trying to perfect the poached egg, I finally did it and I can’t wait to share it with you all!

Step One:

Crack each Egg into a ramekin dish, or something similar like these little glass bowls, or you could even use a measuring cup.

2 eggs in ramekin size dishes

Step Two:

Fill a saucepan 2/3 full of water.

Bring water to a boil then turn down heat so the water is a slow simmer. You’ll see bubbles coming to the surface but it won’t be a rolling boil.

water boiling in a pot

Step Three:

Take a large spoon and swirl the water in a circular motion.

swirling water with a spoon

Step Four:

Bring the dish with the Egg as close to the water as you can get and slowly let the Egg slip into the swirling water.

putting egg in water
How To Perfectly Poach An Egg

Cook the Egg for about 2 1/2 minutes.

Cooking time will really depend on how runny you like your poached Eggs. I personally like mine a little more runny. If you like your yolk cooked a little more you could cook it 3-4 minutes.

How To Perfectly Poach An Egg

Remove the Egg with a slotted spoon.

scooping out the egg from water

Eat as is, or add it to toast.

My favorite is to add it to Avocado Toast, YUM!

poached egg on avocado toast

What’s your favorite dish to add a Poached Egg to? Leave a comment below, rate it, share it on social media, or take a picture and tag it #tastefulventure on Instagram! I LOVE seeing what you guys cook up!

Cheers!

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Today I’m going to show you how to Perfectly Poach an Egg. I’ve been eating a lot of poached eggs lately because I seem to have an obsession with Avocado Toast topped with Poached Eggs… OBSESSED!

  • Author: Tastefulventure
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 mins
  • Total Time: 8 mins
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 1 Egg
  • Water

Instructions

  1. Crack each Egg into a Ramekin dish.
  2. In a medium saucepan fill 2/3 with water.
  3. Bring water to a boil then turn down so it’s a slow simmer.
  4. Swirl the water with a spoon.
  5. While water is swirling bring Ramekin dish as close to the water as you can and slowly add the Egg to the water.
  6. Cook 2 1/2 minutes.
  7. Scoop Eggs out with a slotted spoon.
  8. Enjoy!

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  1. monika

    August 27, 2017 at 1:10 pm

    WHy do some people add vinegar? WHat does that do?

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    • Sara

      August 27, 2017 at 3:36 pm

      Hey Monika, I’ve heard of some people adding vinegar because it makes the egg whites firmer faster. But I’ve also found that some of the vinegar flavor gets in the egg. I don’t care for the vinegar taste with my eggs, so I choose not to use it.

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