Perfect Poached Eggs

Once you learn the tricks, making perfect poached eggs is easy!

In my years of perfecting my culinary talents, the one I’m most proud of is my ability to produce a beautiful poached egg. Many people assume that preparing a beautiful poached egg like this is hard. It’s truly not.

Once you know how to do it, you can do it you can create flawless poached eggs over and over again. I refined my process for preparing flawless poached eggs so that I can share it here.

Looking to create excellent hard boiled eggs? Check check this article to learn how to long to hard boil eggs.

So, what is a poached egg?

A poached egg is an egg that you prepare by breaking it immediately into boiling water. A poached egg is done cooking when the outside whites are cooked and stiff and the center yolk is runny.

You can add a poached egg to pretty much any dish!

The nicest thing about poaches eggs is that they make pretty much any meal better. I could put a poached egg on just about everything that I eat. As you can guess from this article I really like to put one on avocado toast.

Some of the other ways that I prefer to eat poached eggs include on top of a salad since the warm yolk works like a vinaigrette. Of course, I enjoy them in the usual style on eggs Benedict. And I enjoy them on top of my cauliflower rice morning stir fry dish.

Once you know how to make perfect poached eggs you can find countless ways to enjoy them.

What kitchen gear and ingredients will you need to perfect your poach?

Now that you know all of my favorite ways to eat these delicious poached eggs, let’s discuss about what you will need to cook them.

You will need a small saucepan, cold water, some vinegar, tiny dishes, eggs, a flat spatula, and a slotted spoon. If you do not intend on eating the eggs immediately you will want to create an ice bath to put them in.

If you want precisely formed poached eggs without those additional white whisps, you will also want to acquire a small fine mesh strainer. Before frying the egg you will drain it through this strainer. This eliminates any extra whites.

This may seem like a lot of gear for a basic poached egg, but this is simpler than you would expect.

What kind of eggs are best for poached eggs?

Fresh eggs will offer you the greatest outcome when attempting to prepare a beautiful poached egg. Using fresh eggs will result in a tight spherical poached egg.

If you just have older eggs, your poached eggs will still be wonderful. Taking time to filter out the extra whites using a tiny strainer can assist when using older eggs.

How do you make Perfect Poached Eggs?

To create flawless poached eggs, start by breaking eggs into separate tiny dishes or ramekins. Then pour each egg through a fine-mesh strainer.

This will remove any of the loose whites that generate extra whisps. After straining replace each egg to its separate dishes.
Next, fill a small pot with cold water. Then, add 1 tbsp of vinegar to the saucepan of water. I have found that white or apple cider vinegar works best.

Then, cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil. Once the water is boiling, swirl the water with a flat spatula into a spiral.
Pour eggs singly into the middle of the spiral. This approach works best with 1 egg at a time, but I have tested up to 4 eggs.
Then immediately turn off the heat, keep the saucepan on the burner and cover the pot. Cook the eggs for 3 minutes on a gas burner and 2 minutes and 30 seconds on an electric stove.

Remove the cooked eggs from the saucepan using a slotted spoon. Tap the eggs to test for doneness — the whites should be firm and yolk should be runny. If the whites aren’t entirely set you may return the eggs to the water for a little longer.
Enjoy the eggs immediately or throw in an ice bath to halt cooking and enjoy the eggs later. Cooked poached eggs will keep in the fridge up to 7 days.