Poached eggs made simple

Poached Eggs made simple

Easy way to make poached eggs without ANY MESS or DIRTY PANS

One of the best discoveries I have made since starting to cook healthily is to how to make poached eggs quickly, easily and without fuss or mess.

You need just five things:

1. A small dish to create well
2. Cling film
3. eggs
4. Medium pan and lid 3/4 filled with boiling [now simmering water]
5. Timer

1.

First tear a piece of cling film that is roughly 12 inches square

Place this into the dish and push down so it sinks.

Crack an egg and break it into the hollow that you have created.

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To make the egg come out easier drip a couple of drops of olive oil into the cling film and smear it around. (optional, but it is easier to remove)

2.

Now fold up the sides and scrunch it all together, pinching it so it bonds.

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3.

Place a medium pan on the boil or add pre-boiled kettle water as I do. Let it sit for about a minute so it is not bubbling. Turn the heat on medium so it begins to simmer.

Add the egg parcels to the pan and press and fold over the top so it sits over the edge of the pan.

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4.

Now place a lid onto the pan ensuring that the parcel tops are trapped under the lid, holding them in place.

Get your mobile or timer and put 4 minutes on to it and press start. (this may differ depending on the size of the pan, you may have to jig the time a little, but 4 minutes is pretty perfect).

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5.

Viola! The timer beeps. Turn the heat off, remove the lid and pick up the parcels. You can actually use your fingers if you are careful by gripping the tops, although it is probably safer if you take them out with a large spoon. Place them onto your kitchen work surface. It helps if this is flat.

Take a pair of scissors and cut of the top of the parcel and prize open the cling film. If you have added olive oil this will be very easy.

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You will now be blessed with a perfectly produced poached egg so enjoy it. The yolk will be perfectly cooked and runny. Add more time if you wish the yolk to be firmer;  an extra 1 minute will do it.

The beauty of creating poached eggs this way is that due to the very nature of having boiling water (sterilising it) you can simply empty the water and put the pan back to where it lives. 

Poached eggs - hassle free, mess free and perfect every time.

Try it and share this with your friends if you like the idea.