How to Cook: Poached Eggs

Serves 4
Time 20 min
How to Cook: Poached Eggs

Homemade Eggs Benedict is easily within your reach. An elegant composed salad crowned with a poached egg? No problem! You have scrambled, fried and sunny-side up down pat, so now’s the time to round out your skills. Learn the no-fuss tricks for perfectly poached eggs. Watch our how-to video.

Ingredients

    Distilled white vinegar
    Fine sea salt
    8 largeeggs, divided
    Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Method

Fill a large saucepan with water to a depth of 3 1/2 inches, adding 1 teaspoon vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon fine salt for each cup of water that you add.


Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and then reduce heat to maintain a simmer.


Crack 1 egg into a small bowl and then carefully slip it into the saucepan from just above the water.


Working quickly, repeat with 3 more eggs, to cook 4 at once.


Gently gather up the whites around each egg with a wooden spoon, if you like.


Simmer gently, without stirring, until eggs are done to your likeness, 4 to 5 minutes.


Using a slotted spoon, carefully transfer eggs to a large, paper-towel-lined plate.


Using kitchen shears, trim off any trailing egg whites, if you like. Repeat with remaining 4 eggs.


While still warm, transfer eggs to plates, season with salt and pepper and serve.


HOW SHOULD I SERVE THEM? 
- On top of a bowl of lentils and wilted greens
- Over Roasted Asparagus with Lemon-Feta Crumble
- Break over a piece of buttered toast and top with chopped chives
- On large toast points, layered with smoked salmon and sliced green onions
- Over potato hash or rice pilaf
- Added to any green salad
- On a hamburger (Trust us, it’s delicious!)

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

2 eggs

Calories

140

Total Fat

10g

Saturated Fat

3g

Cholesterol

370mg

Sodium

140mg

Total Carbohydrate

1g

Dietary Fiber

0g

Total Sugars

0g

Protein

13g

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