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How to Make Poached Eggs

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Poached Eggs are easy to make and are better for you than fried eggs. This recipe tells you how to do it.

Easy, delicious Poached Eggs

Easy, delicious Poached Eggs

How to Make Poached Eggs

Hi. It’s Lois at in the kitchen at Recipe Idea Shop, explaining how to make Poached Eggs. Simple. No added fat. Good-for-you eggs.

These eggs were a Saturday favorite when I was growing up. I learned to make them by the time I was 8 years old. We used a cast iron skillet to make them back then, but I now make them in a medium saucepan. My husband Don taught me to add a little white vinegar to the water to prevent the bits of eggs sticking to the pan for an easier clean-up.

Poached Eggs on Toast, elegant, easy breakfast.

Poached Eggs on Toast, elegant, easy breakfast.

These eggs are good by themselves, or over toast or English muffins. They are even delicious over pancakes or used in Eggs Benedict. Be sure to drain them well before you put them on your toast!

What You Need

You need a medium saucepan or a deeper, nonstick skillet and a slotted spoon or spatula to make poached eggs. Buy the best tools your can afford so they last a lifetime!

How to Make Poached Eggs

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How to Make Poached Eggs

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword how to make poached eggs, poached egg, poached eggs
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • Pot of water (4 cups)
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar

Instructions

  1. Bring to pot of water to a boil.
  2. Add the vinegar.
  3. Break the eggshells and drop the eggs, one at a time, into the water.
  4. Reduce the heat to medium.
  5. Gently spoon the water over the eggs.
  6. When the entire egg is white (yolk also has a white coating on it), the egg is done.
  7. Remove it from the water with a slotted spoon. Let it drain for a few seconds before putting it in a bowl.
  8. Gently drain any remaining water from the egg, and serve it over toast.

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    Poached Eggs Nutrition

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    Poached Eggs Nutrition Label. Each serving is two eggs.

    Poached Eggs Nutrition Label. Each serving is two eggs.

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    1. I have a plastic hinged container that takes two separate eggs with closing lid.
      One egg takes 32 seconds in the microwave to produce the perfect poached egg.
      Two eggs 45 seconds (or adjust to your microwave’s power).