Boiled poached eggs look simple, but it is not easy to make poached eggs with complete shape and moderate tenderness. Because poached eggs are not easy to operate, there are many ways to cook poached eggs on the Internet. As far as I know, there are the following methods that I have tried, among which the fourth method is the best in my opinion.
Method 1
Grease the spoon, beat the eggs into the spoon, then put the spoon into the boiling water pot (be careful not to drown the spoon with boiling water), and pour the eggs into the boiling water pot until they are cooked to a certain shape.
I tried to cook poached eggs in this way, but the result was a failure. On the one hand, the shaped poached eggs can't be poured out easily, even if they are taken down with tools, the shape is not perfect; On the other hand, even if you can make soft, smooth and complete poached eggs, it is impossible to cook only one or two at a time. It is really troublesome to cook one by one.
method 2
put a little water into several bowls, and beat the eggs to be boiled into the bowls one by one. After the water in the pot is boiled, turn down the fire, then pour the eggs into the pot one by one, and cook them with low fire until they are set. Then turn up the fire slightly, gently push the eggs and serve them out after cooking.
If there are a lot of boiled eggs in this method, the later eggs are easy to scatter because of the low water temperature and long setting time, and the maturity of the eggs cooked first and then is inconsistent, so it is generally difficult to grasp the cooking time. On the other hand, boiling eggs like this will wash more dishes and be troublesome.
Method 3
Some time ago, I saw someone cooking poached eggs by steaming. Add a little water to the small bowl, beat the eggs into the bowl (one bowl contains one egg), then steam the small bowl with eggs in the steamer for a few minutes, and then pour it into the big bowl.
I don't even want to try this method. Is it still called poached eggs? When you see the steamed eggs sticking to the bowl, you have to scrape them with a small spoon before they come down. Not to mention the imperfect shape, sometimes you have to cook them again when you want to add accessories such as mash, which is troublesome.
Method 4
This method of boiling poached eggs, which I have been using for several years, is simple and zero failure. It is the best method for boiling poached eggs in my opinion. The poached eggs cooked by this method are complete in shape, tender and moderate in age and perfect. The preparation method is as follows:
Step 1, beat all the eggs to be boiled into a bowl.
Step 2, add clean water to the pot, bring it to a boil with high fire, drop a few drops of white vinegar, then adjust the fire to a minimum, stir the water in the pot with chopsticks in one direction to make it rotate along the edge of the pot, then pour the eggs into the pot, cover the pot and stew for two minutes.
Step 3: After the eggs are shaped, push the eggs with the back of the spoon, turn up the fire a little, continue to cook for two minutes, add a little mash and some medlar, and cook for another minute before serving.
Step 4, add a proper amount of white sugar to eat.
—— Boil poached eggs in Method 4, which is simple, but you should pay attention to the following points.
you can't stir the eggs after they are beaten into the bowl.
Before putting the eggs, set the fire to the minimum to avoid the boiling water in the pot from ruining the eggs.
Drop a few drops of white vinegar in the boiled water before putting the eggs, which can not only remove the fishy smell, but also accelerate the solidification and formation of the eggs.
Only after the eggs are shaped can you shovel, and the movement should be light.
after the eggs are set, you can turn up the fire slightly, but the fire should not be too big to avoid boiling the eggs.
In the whole cooking process, especially after adding the fermented grains, bubbles will be generated, so you should skim them out.
After the eggs are put into the pot, they will be boiled for about 5-8 minutes. Adjust the time according to how hard-boiled eggs you like.
The method of boiling poached eggs in Method 4 is the best method in my opinion at present. The shape of poached eggs is complete and beautiful, and its tenderness is also easy to master.