6 easy ways to cook poached eggs

Easy and quick to make a poached egg may be in the pan, oven, microwave and even multivarka.

Poached egg - it egg, cooked without the shell in hot water. Its protein is quite solid, while the yolk - soft and creamy. However, if you fail to comply with some important rules, instead of dense poached you will shapeless mass.

5 secrets of perfect poached eggs

1. Take only fresh eggs. old egg protein in the hot water does not grab around the yolk and rasplyvotsya.
2. Egg should be at room temperature.
3. To improve protein coagulation, pour into a container with water, a little lemon juice or vinegar. It is best to use white vinegar, but in the alternative suitable apple or an ordinary table.
4. In order not to damage the egg, break it in the bowl before you move into a container for cooking.
5. Do not cook more than two or three eggs in one container. Firstly, they may stick to each other. Secondly, because of the large number of eggs in the container will decrease the temperature that will affect the cooking time and end result.

How to cook a poached egg

1. The pan without special tools

Pour into the pan 5-7 cm of water and heat.

The water in the pan should be hot, but not boiling strongly, with only a small amount of bubbles. The bubbling liquid egg simply disintegrate.

Add a little salt, pepper and vinegar. Spices at this stage to use the optional, you can sprinkle them a ready-made egg.

Then use the pavilion to make a pot funnel: in this whirl of white and yolk are not rastekutsya. Dip the egg into the pan is not in itself a funnel, and closer to the wall. If you want to be very liquid egg yolk, egg cook 1.5-2 minute. That it is thicker, cook for about 4 minutes.

Carefully remove the egg with a slotted spoon, to shift to the folded in several layers of paper towel and gently pat.

2. In a saucepan using a food package or film

In this case the package or film play the role of the shell that holds the yolk and white on the ground. Therefore, in a pan of hot water is not necessary to add vinegar. In addition, in such a way convenient to cook several eggs.

Lubricate the plastic bag inside the vegetable, olive or melted butter and place it in an egg. If you use food film, it Cover the her a small bowl or cup, and brush with oil and place it on the egg.

Tighten the bag or sack of the film, tie it closer to the egg and drop into the pan for 3-4 minutes.

3. In a saucepan using pashotnitsy

So it called a special device such as skimmers. There are various pashotnitsy: round and oval, with a pen and without.

Pashotnitse cook very simply. Suffice it to lubricate it with light oil, there pour the egg and put it in a pot of water for 3-4 minutes.

4. In the oven

This method is useful if you want to make several eggs poached. To do this you will need a special form for baking cupcakes.

Pour into each compartment of tablespoons of water and gently lay them one egg. Place in a preheated 200 ° C oven for 12-15 minutes. Less than the cooking time, the more liquid will turn the yolk.

5. In the microwave

For the preparation of poached eggs microwave There are even special molds. However, this can easily be done in the usual mug or a bowl of wide bottom.

Fill it halfway with water, add the vinegar and egg to break. Cover the cup and saucer and put in the microwave at full power for a minute. If the egg seems too runny, cook it for another 15 seconds.

6. In multivarka

You will need silicone or other heat-resistant container. For example, molds for cakes or small glass bowls. Lubricate them with light oil and beat one egg. You can season with spices.

Pour into the cavity Multivarki 1-2 cups hot water, set the grate and place it on the molds. Close multivarku install mode "Steaming" and cook the eggs for 2 minutes. Then open the lid and cook about 2 minutes more.

Bonus: how to cook poached eggs, breaded

Ingredients

• 4-5 eggs;
• 100 g of bread crumbs;
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper;
• 1-2 crushed garlic cloves;
• ¼ teaspoon salt;
• 50 g flour;
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

preparation

Pre-boil 3-4 poached eggs any way you like. In a bowl, beat 1 raw egg. In another bowl, combine breadcrumbs, pepper, garlic and salt. Poached eggs first roll in flour, then dip into the bowl with the egg at the end of the roll in a mixture of crumbs.

Put the eggs in a frying pan with hot oil. The oil should completely cover the eggs. Fry them for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown.

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