Egg Poaching Pt. 2

So yesterday I wrote about poaching an egg in a bag.  Today I'll show you how I did it the traditional way (kinda).

 THE THINGS YOU WILL NEED

Eggs, a pot of simmering water (enough water to cover the eggs) & garnish (I used salt & pepper, again)

Crack eggs into individual bowls such as ramekins etc...I put all my eggs into one bowl cause I hate to do dishes.

Next dip the side of the bowl into the simmering pot of water to pour the eggs into the water.

Allow the eggs to cook for 2 -4 mins, the yolks will be runny.  If you want your yolk firmer allow eggs to cook a bit longer.

When your eggs are cooked use a slotted spoon to remove eggs from water.  Garnish and serve!  This way of cooking was also a hit.

And this is how I enjoyed my poached eggs!

Adventures in Egg Poaching Pt. 1

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WARNING!  The eggs I made today look nothing like this.  Sorry!









So I asked my son this morning what he wanted for breakfast.  He said eggs, I asked him "well how do you want them?  Fried, scrambled, boiled or poached?"  With a screwed up look on his face he says "what are poached eggs?"  And that is how this began.

It has been years since I've eaten or even made poached eggs, so I decided I better do a little research.  I fired up the laptop and typed in "poached eggs".  Well you can just imagine how many hits I got.  So, I read a few and did things my own way.

The first way I tried it was the "bag" method.

THE THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

Plastic wrap, a coffee mug, eggs

First get a piece of plastic wrap (big enough to hang over the edge of the mug).  Place over top of mug and push down in a bit to make a "nest" for the egg.

 

Next crack an egg into the nest you made in the mug.

 

Very good.  Now, carefully take the corners up and make a "bag" for the egg.  Leave some room at the top.  Oh, before you close it up add a spoon full of water, then secure the top somehow.  I used a twist tie.  

Now you're bag should look like this:

I appologize, I forgot to mention that you will need a pot of water to be simmering on the stove while you're doing everything else.

Okay, now you have a bag of raw egg and a pot of boiled/simmering water.  Hmm...now what do you suppose you should do?  Yes, that's right!  Put the eggs in the water and allow them to cook for 2-5 mins ( I think I over cooked my first ones cause the yolk was solid)

When the eggs are cooked, carefully remove them from the pot

 Open the bag and put on a plate.  Garnish with salt & pepper (or whatever you want).  Then serve!

They must have been okay.  My boy ate them all up and wanted more!