Kittencal's Perfect Poached Eggs
Recipe: #43
August 08, 2011
Categories: Breakfast, Eggs, 5 Ingredients Or Less, 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal, Gluten-Free, High Protein, Low Carbohydrate, Low Glycemic, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, more
"The egg amount may be increaded but don't omit the milk, that's the secret!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (61.2 g)
- Calories 83.2
- Total Fat - 5.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.8 g
- Cholesterol - 208.9 mg
- Sodium - 136.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 0.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 0.5 g
- Protein - 7.2 g
- Calcium - 37.3 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Grease a saucepan with a very small amount of melted butter or margarine (do not use cooking spray it will affect the taste of the eggs).
Step 2
Add in cold water to a depth of 2-inches in the saucepan.
Step 3
Add in milk and a pinch of salt to the water; bring to a boil then reduce to a light simmer.
Step 4
Holding the egg as close as possible to the simmering water break eggs one at a time into the water.
Step 5
Simmer over very low heat for 5 minutes or until desired doneness.
Step 6
Carefully remove eggs with a slotted spoon.
Tips
No special items needed.