Description
Alton Brown’s poached eggs elevate breakfast with precision and technique. Creamy, delicate eggs rest on toasted bread, promising a delightful morning experience you’ll savor to the last bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 large egg, chilled
Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
Instructions
- Prepare a slender, deep 2-quart saucepan (59 milliliters) with water, filling it approximately 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) from the edge. Establish a gentle simmer over moderate temperature, incorporating white vinegar and kosher salt into the liquid.
- Delicately crack a fresh egg into a petite custard cup or miniature ramekin, ensuring the yolk remains intact and unbroken.
- Create a gentle whirlpool in the simmering water by rotating a spoon or spatula in a singular circular motion, generating a smooth, swirling current.
- Tenderly release the egg into the center of the water’s vortex, allowing the spinning motion to envelop and contain the egg white, preventing excessive dispersion.
- Cover the saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, immediately remove from heat source, and initiate a precise 5-minute countdown without disturbing, touching, or observing the poaching process.
- Carefully extract the poached egg using a perforated spoon, allowing excess water to drain thoroughly.
- Transfer the egg immediately to a serving plate for instant consumption, or alternatively, submerge in an ice bath for preservation up to 8 hours, reheating briefly in warm water before serving.
Notes
- Cold eggs help maintain shape and prevent spreading when dropped into simmering water.
- Creating a gentle whirlpool centers the egg white around the yolk for a perfectly compact poached egg.
- Minimal movement during cooking preserves the delicate egg’s structure and prevents fragmentation.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 72 kcal
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 2325 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6.3 g
- Cholesterol: 186 mg