What is your favourite breakfast? And your little one’s?
In our house we tend to have cereals, toasts with jam/honey, granola with yogurt, fruits… and on week-ends and special occasions eggs, pancakes, crêpes… isn’t breakfast the most important meal of the day after all?
At the moment my favourite special breakfast is eggs royale… so for my birthday I made some: halved and toasted English muffins topped with smoked salmon, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. I gave some to the boys (without too much sauce) and they utterly loved it.
It reminded me how much I love poached eggs but as well how I used to think poached eggs were too difficult to make. I then thought I should share with you these five little tips that make poached eggs easy peasy to cook!
1.
Use the freshest eggs you can
2.
Add white vinegar to your cooking water
3.
Crack your eggs in a small bowl to tip them in the water
4.
Stir the water to create a whirlpool in which you will drop your eggs
5.
Cook your eggs in a gentle heat, not boiling, 3 to 4 minutes
Of course, additionally, I would recommend going for the best eggs you can (organic/free range) as it has a great impact on taste and it is well worth spending this extra pound or two for it.
Bon appétit!
Perfectly poached eggs
Five little tips and a recipe that make poached eggs easy peasy to cook!
Ingredients
- 1 l water
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 4 eggs medium - the best quality you can afford (organic - free range) for the taste and most importantly the freshest possible for the success of the poaching
Instructions
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Bring the water, salt and vinegar to the boil.
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Crack the egg into a small bowl .
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Stir the water with a spoon to create a whirlpool and gently tip the egg from the bowl into the centre of the swirling water. Cook for 3-4 minutes just on simmering point.
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Remove, drain and serve.
Great tips! Poached eggs are such a delight, but I don’t make them often enough – I’ll have to try again. :)
My two love granola, pancakes, waffles and sardines. Never made poached eggs before but would love to try.
Sardines… I never thought of this for breakfast… great idea though. I’ll need to give it a try, thank you for sharing!
Such a treat and yes yes yes to Eggs Benedict! Sooooooo good!
Eggs benedict love…
I love poached eggs, I usually use malt vinegar in the water but maybe I should switch to white! Eggs Royale sounds yummy xx
I used to work in a cafes poached eggs come easily to me and I agree with your tips although i just pop the eggs straight from the shell into the water but I love poaching eggs as it still impresses people. So many can’t do it!
These are simple and fast to prepare and everyone enjoyed them!