Poached eggs…

[kilésengati]

I usually hate poached eggs. Watery rubbish! Poaching eggs should be illegal.

Turns out, poaching them in salt water is just wrong!!

I recently discovered poaching them in a strong soup or stew instead takes them to a whole different level. Now it's one of my favourite ways of preparing egg.


What do you think of poached eggs?

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Never had eggs that way but I am always open to new ways to eat eggs.

[MoonC A T]

Reported for stealing eggs

[Chaosolous]

I worked in a breakfast restaurant for 3 years. People who order poached eggs are generally... well anyway.

Add a small amount of vinegar to your poaching water. It will increase the rate of denaturing, which will hold your eggs together much better while they are in the water.

[Bomb Shot]

Why don't just fry the egg?

[MoonC A T]

Publicado originalmente por Bomb Shot:

Why don't just fry the egg?

That's not bougie enough. It has to be fancy.

[A͓̽p͓̽o͓̽t͓̽h͓̽e͓̽o]

Onsen Tamago

[kilésengati]

Publicado originalmente por Q-T_3.14.exe:

Never had eggs that way but I am always open to new ways to eat eggs.

Now that's the spirit! Very cool.

Publicado originalmente por ★ᴹᵒᵒᶠⁱⁿ★:

Ostrich Eggs anyone?

How do you poach those, in a bath tub?!

Publicado originalmente por Chaosolous:

I worked in a breakfast restaurant for 3 years. People who order poached eggs are generally... well anyway.

Add a small amount of vinegar to your poaching water. It will increase the rate of denaturing, which will hold your eggs together much better while they are in the water.

Thanks for the tip, but that does nothing about the bland taste of eggs poached in water.

Anyway, what's up with people eating poached eggs?

[kilésengati]

Publicado originalmente por Raelic:

Eggs Benedict is a poached egg dish. And it gets over the blandness with hollandaise sauce.

Poached eggs is an easy way to have a runny yolk and cooked white without oil.

"Bougie" people eat boiled eggs. There's even a special dish made for it and egg cracker.

Eggs Benedict is not "Bougie."

It's a brunch dish.

Egg Drop soup is also a thing for the person that said they liked poached eggs in a broth. It's not quite the same because it's scrambled, but it's delicious.

You are really showing of your toque. :D

Only Americans can come up with the idea of putting a fatty, egg-based sauce on egg in the first place. What could make this bland egg taste better? Spiced-up egg sauce! xD
I couldn't eat hollondaise with anything but asparagus or maybe staples. Merely the thought of eating hollondaise on an egg makes me sick.

[Wild Child]

Publicado originalmente por kilésengati:

Publicado originalmente por Raelic:

Eggs Benedict is a poached egg dish. And it gets over the blandness with hollandaise sauce.

Poached eggs is an easy way to have a runny yolk and cooked white without oil.

"Bougie" people eat boiled eggs. There's even a special dish made for it and egg cracker.

Eggs Benedict is not "Bougie."

It's a brunch dish.

Egg Drop soup is also a thing for the person that said they liked poached eggs in a broth. It's not quite the same because it's scrambled, but it's delicious.

You are really showing of your toque. :D

Only Americans can come up with the idea of putting a fatty, egg-based sauce on egg in the first place. What could make this bland egg taste better? Spiced-up egg sauce! xD
I couldn't eat hollondaise with anything but asparagus or maybe staples. Merely the thought of eating hollondaise on an egg makes me sick.

Ha ha, Hollandaise is actually a French thing, but same difference I suppose.

[Holografix]

Poaching is my preferred cooking method for eggs.

1. pot of water (about 2 1/2 cups)
2. crack eggs into small bowl or tea cup
3. when water is simmering (not boiling), use a slotted spoon to swirl the water into a whirlpool
4. gently pour eggs into the simmering whirlpool
5. 4 min max
6. spoon eggs out of water with slotted spoon
7. enjoy

[Holografix]

Publicado originalmente por Raelic:

4 minutes is waaay too long. You don't like runny eggs?

4 min is max. egg white is set, yolk is completely runny. i do my eggs like this everyday.

[Wild Child]

Whoa, 4 minutes on a bene is like a hard boiled egg at that point.

[Holografix]

Publicado originalmente por Lils:

Whoa, 4 minutes on a bene is like a hard boiled egg at that point.

what's "bene?"

[Wild Child]

Publicado originalmente por Holografix:

Publicado originalmente por Lils:

Whoa, 4 minutes on a bene is like a hard boiled egg at that point.

what's "bene?"

That's what I call benedicts when I'm repeating the order to the server. I'm cute like that.

[Holografix]

Publicado originalmente por Lils:

Publicado originalmente por Holografix:

what's "bene?"

That's what I call benedicts when I'm repeating the order to the server. I'm cute like that.

i see. eggs benedict. gotcha. eventually i want to have that same confidence and have pet names for my food orders too.