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    How to Make Poached Egg

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Delicious poached egg with step by step pictures. Learn how to make perfect poached egg with easy steps.

     
     

    Poached Egg

    How many love Poached egg..If you love runny egg yolks, you will love it. This is a little tricky recipe. But if you follow my step you could definitely make it. This is one of the basic for Egg Benedict(will put recipe soon). This is one of the kids friendly recipe. So please try this and let me know what you think. 

    Ingredients for Making Poached Egg

    Egg - 1

    Salt to taste

    Pepper to taste

    Vinegar - 1 tblspn

    How to Make Poached Egg

    1. Heat water in a sauce pan till it reaches a good boil. Add vinegar and salt to the water.
    2. Reduce the flame and keep it in simmer.
    3. Crack a nice fresh egg in a small bowl and set it aside.
    4. Take a wooden spoon and give a nice swirl to the water in the sauce pan.When it swirls nicely carefully drop the egg inside the sauce pan.
    5. The egg will start swirling which makes the egg not settling and sticking at the bottom of the sauce pan.
    6. The hot water will cook the egg in 1 ½  min. After that with a slotted spoon carefully take the egg out and put it on a crispy toasted bread or bun.
    7. Sprinkle some salt and pepper over it.And that is  a perfectly poached egg.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    How to Make Poached Egg

    Delicious poached egg with step by step pictures. Learn how to make perfect poached egg with easy steps.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 servings

    Ingredients

    • Egg - 1
    • Salt to taste
    • Pepper to taste
    • Vinegar - 1 tblspn

    Instructions

    • Heat water in a sauce pan till it reaches a good boil.Add vinegar and salt to the water.
    • Reduce the flame and keep it in simmer.
    • Crack a nice fresh egg in a small bowl and set it aside.
    • Take a wooden spoon and give a nice swirl to the water in the sauce pan.When it swirls nicely carefully drop the egg inside the sauce pan.
    • The egg will start swirling which makes the egg not settling and sticking at the bottom of the sauce pan.
    • The hot water will cook the egg in 1 ½  min.After that with a slotted spoon carefully take the egg out...and put it on a crispy toasted bread or bun.
    • Sprinkle some salt and pepper over it.And that is  a perfectly poached egg..

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    crack a nice fresh egg into a bowl
    Bring water to boil and season with salt and vinegar..Give a nice swirl to the pan using a wooden spoon
    drop the egg into the pan...and let it cook for 11/2 min..remove using a slotted spoon
    place over the nicely toasted bread
    Season with salt and pepper..Crack open
    LOVELY...ENJOY
     
     
     
     
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      perfectly done and looks soo yummy..:)

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      Thanks for stopping by kothiyavunu and lending me 2 ur lovely space..
      those looks very tempting..love to follow u but i think google connect is not working..will check later and do so..hope 2 c u around.Cheers!

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    3. Alessandra

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      I like poached eggs, these came out perfect :-).

      Ciao
      A.

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    4. Radhika

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      Perfect looking. I had always been in awe of poached eggs. now thanks to you i know how to go abt it.

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    5. Yuvana's Favourites

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      Perfect eggs. bookmarked

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    6. Sweety

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      Didi u r the best...I must say this..Actually i ended up in ur blog looking for a bhakarwadi recipe...but once i saw the list of ur recipes there was no turning back..each recipe made me go for more..and the step wise pictorial way u have presented it is awesome..it is really helpful for starters like me...i will be ever so greatful to u..
      Didi u ROCK!!!!

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