Poached egg is made with eggs, salt, and black pepper powder. There are two ways to make poached eggs at home. If you do not any or one of them, go through my recipe to learn the steps for both.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- It is very easy to make poached eggs at home.
- Enjoy them hot with whole-grain bread toast, roasted potatoes, crispy hash browns, or just like that.
- Poached egg taste rich, creamy and velvety with slight spiciness.
- Egg omelette, egg white omelette, or fried egg white will offer similar taste as poached eggs.
The Ingredients:
To make poached egg with oil:
- 1 piece egg
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- Table salt – A pinch
To make poached egg without oil:
- 1 piece egg
- 2 glasses water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- Cooking oil – For greasing the bowl
In our home, eggs are usually consumed as hard-boiled egg curry, or omelette. I never knew poached eggs could be made in different ways and taste so good unless I had it in a local tea stall in Kolkata. I watched the process closely as the man made the poached eggs effortlessly.
When I can back home, I tried making them just as the man did in the tea stall. The first attempt was not good, the second was better, and the third was excellent. Now, we usually have poached eggs in breakfast. My kids love them.
How to Make Poached Egg? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
For Making Poached Egg with Oil:
Step 1: Take a frying pan and put 1 tbsp of cooking oil in it. Spread and heat the oil. Add the egg gently so that the yolk is intact.
Step 2: Add a pinch of regular table salt and ¼ tsp of black pepper powder to it. Let it cook for about a minute or so on a medium flame.
(Pro tip: I am using one egg. You can use two if you want. In that case, repeat the process of cooking the other egg. Alternatively, if you are comfortable, you can put both eggs together and make a double-poach).
Step 3: When it is cooked nicely, use a wooden spatula to transfer the poached egg carefully to a plate.
(Pro tip: It is good to use a wooden spatula. A metal one will have sharp edges which might break the egg yolk. You may flip the egg to cook the top surface. However, I like traditional poached eggs with the sunny side up).
Step 4: Serve it hot.
For Making Poached Egg without Oil:
Step 1: Take a frying pan and pour 2 glasses of water in it. Wait until the water comes to a boil. When it does, add 1 tbsp of regular table salt and 1 tbsp of vinegar to it. Mix them nicely with the water and let it boil.
Step 2: In the meantime, take a small bowl, preferably made of stainless steel. Brush it with a little bit of oil. This will make it easy to take out the poached eggs from the bowls.
(Pro tip: Since I am making one egg poach, I have taken one bowl. If you are making two or more, take more bowls. You can also use one bowl a number of times, but that will be time-consuming. Make sure the bowls are of stainless steel as you will need to put them in hot water to cook the eggs).
Step 3: Take a little bit of hot water in the bowl. Break the egg very carefully so that you do not break the egg yolk.
(Pro tip: You need not add any more salt to it because the water already is saline and the vinegar will do the rest. Do not worry about the egg white spreading on the water because the vinegar added to the water will hold it together).
Step 4: Put the bowl with the egg into the pan with boiling water. Cover the pan to cook the egg for a minute. Now, remove the cover and let the egg cook for another 5 to 6 minutes on a medium flame.
(Pro tip: Do not cook the egg with the cover for a long time or else the egg yolk will become hard).
Step 5: When done and the egg white becomes thick and solidifies, turn the flame of your gas stove off and take out the bowl very carefully from the pan with a pair of tongs.
Step 6: Put the bowl on a plate. Use a small plastic spatula to take out the egg poach and put it on the plate.
Recipe Card
Poached Egg
Ingredients
To make poached egg with oil:
- 1 piece egg
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- Table salt A pinch
To make poached egg without oil:
- 1 piece egg
- 2 glasses water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- Cooking oil For greasing the bowl
Instructions
For Making Poached Egg with Oil:
- Take a frying pan and put 1 tbsp of cooking oil in it. Spread and heat the oil. Add the egg gently so that the yolk is intact.
- Add a pinch of regular table salt and ¼ tsp of black pepper powder to it. Let it cook for about a minute or so on a medium flame. (Pro tip: I am using one egg. You can use two if you want. In that case, repeat the process of cooking the other egg. Alternatively, if you are comfortable, you can put both eggs together and make a double-poach).
- When it is cooked nicely, use a wooden spatula to transfer the poached egg carefully to a plate. (Pro tip: It is good to use a wooden spatula. A metal one will have sharp edges which might break the egg yolk. You may flip the egg to cook the top surface. However, I like traditional poached eggs with the sunny side up).
- Serve it hot.
For Making Poached Egg without Oil:
- Take a frying pan and pour 2 glasses of water in it. Wait until the water comes to a boil. When it does, add 1 tbsp of regular table salt and 1 tbsp of vinegar to it. Mix them nicely with the water and let it boil.
- In the meantime, take a small bowl, preferably made of stainless steel. Brush it with a little bit of oil. This will make it easy to take out the poached eggs from the bowls. (Pro tip: Since I am making one egg poach, I have taken one bowl. If you are making two or more, take more bowls. You can also use one bowl a number of times, but that will be time-consuming. Make sure the bowls are of stainless steel as you will need to put them in hot water to cook the eggs).
- Take a little bit of hot water in the bowl. Break the egg very carefully so that you do not break the egg yolk. (Pro tip: You need not add any more salt to it because the water already is saline and the vinegar will do the rest. Do not worry about the egg white spreading on the water because the vinegar added to the water will hold it together).
- Put the bowl with the egg into the pan with boiling water. Cover the pan to cook the egg for a minute. Now, remove the cover and let the egg cook for another 5 to 6 minutes on a medium flame. (Pro tip: Do not cook the egg with the cover for a long time or else the egg yolk will become hard).
- When done and the egg white becomes thick and solidifies, turn the flame of your gas stove off and take out the bowl very carefully from the pan with a pair of tongs.
- Put the bowl on a plate. Use a small plastic spatula to take out the egg poach and put it on the plate.
- Serve it hot.
