How to poach an egg, restaurant style, at home with a pot of water, a slotted spoon and the magic ingredient nearly every kitchen has!
Course Eggs
Cuisine Professional Cooking Tip
Keyword Perfectly Poached Eggs
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 minutesminutes
Total Time 13 minutesminutes
Servings 2servings
Equipment
Saucepan
Slotted spoon
Ingredients
4Fresh Eggs
1tbspWhite vinegar
Water 4-inches deep in the pan
Instructions
Bring water to a boil with a lid on. Place each egg in an individual small cup.
Add the vinegar to the water once it boils and insure it continues to boil, using the lid to cover when needed to insure the temperature remains boiling.
With a slotted spoon, swirl the water around like a little tornado. While the water is swirling, gently place each egg in, giving a gentle swirl to the water, gently scooping the whites of each egg close to its yolk.
Cook 3 minutes, no more. *See notes. Remove with the slotted spoon and set on a plate until ready to serve.
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Notes
If you are not planning to serve immediately, cook the egg for only 2.5 minutes, and remove. When you are ready to serve, place the eggs gently back into the boiling water for just 30-seconds to warm the egg, remove and serve.