I tried a new method for poaching the eggs this morning, and they held together much better. I had tried putting vinegar into the water, and putting salt into the water. Each worked fairly well. But today I used both, and it was a BIG improvement.
Our Sunday brunch was much enhanced with the perfectly poached eggs.
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Your breakfast looks delicious – I love poached eggs (in Eggs Benedict). Do you drop the egg into simmering water in a pan? I used to have an egg cooker, and it poached the eggs perfectly. My kids have pans with the egg cups in them that are placed in the simmering water. I’d like to just drop them in the water. 🙂
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I’ve had those egg cups that go into a special pan, but I always thought the whites got too rubbery, so I started doing them in just water. It seems to me that it makes a difference in the tenderness of the whites. I use a form that is meant for making English muffins. I grease the bottom of the pan and the inside of the muffin ring with ghee so that the eggs don’t stick to anything and shred when I try to remove them from the water.
This works out great for my two-egg portion. Gary eats only one egg at a time, so I just slide his directly into the water from a small, slightly couped saucer, and kind of hold it in place until the white starts to coagulate a bit. If you are putting just one or two into a pan on their own, I’ve read that you can get the water swirling, and then drop the egg into the vortex, and the white will wrap itself around the yolk. I’ve tried it a time or two, and it DOES work, but it is a nuisance to try to get three of them going. If I were making just one or two for myself, I would do the swirly thing, and drop the egg(s) into the swirl from the shallow saucer all at once.
I saw a recipe last night that just about sent me over the edge.
http://foodwishes.blogspot.ca/2013/05/you-can-count-on-monte-cristo-benedict.html
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I’ve always used both salt and vinegar. It really works the best.
The poached eggs look perfect. Do you serve them with scrambled eggs as well?
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Do you mean do I serve the marinated tomato julienne strips with scrambled eggs? I rarely make scrambled eggs because, compared to poached or an omelet, they are less exciting. About the only time I scramble eggs is if I am making a pasta dish – and yes, I do that quite often. Egg-y, cheese-y, noodle-y stuff is a main food group hereabouts! ;->
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Just thought that eggs and eggs is an interesting combination!
I do love scrambled eggs, especially with smoked salmon and cream cheese. Yum! 😀
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Sounds good. I guess the runniness of the poached yolk would make a “sauce” for the rest of the dish, yah?
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Exactly…
Here’s the link for the recipe if you want to see how it looks.
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Looks good to me! Eggs ‘n’ just about anything can grab my attention.
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Glad to hear! 🙂
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Beautiful photo and everything looks yummy, although I almost always scramble my eggs, probably because it’s the easiest way to cook them, and I could mix all the other stuff with them as they cook. I don’t remember when or why I became so lazy!
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When the weather cools off and you can boil water without adding to your problem, give poached eggs a try! It is so fun to have the yolk as a “sauce” for your food. Of course if you don’t like runny eggs, this is a non-starter! There is a link below (repeated here) that really got my taste buds on fire.
http://foodwishes.blogspot.ca/2013/05/you-can-count-on-monte-cristo-benedict.html
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I always ate my eggs over medium, but now I just crack them into a bowl and whisk them. If I have left over cooked vegetables I’ll sometimes warm them in the skillet before adding the egg mixture. That’s my favorite way of eating them. I like the runny yellow though – just don’t have the patience to deal with it now.
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Sounds quick, easy, and nourishing.
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Looks wonderful. A pinch of salt & a splash of vinegar into a large pan of boiling water. Once the water is boiling, turn it off & gently add the eggs on either side of the pan for 3 minutes. Perfect every time. None of this swirling has ever worked for me.
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Sounds perfect to me! ;->
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Well-presented. Love the color.
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The strips are good on a lot of things. I had them on a chicken salad sandwich today!
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