About Jes Watson
For editor Jes Watson, happiness is a perfectly poached egg, a vase filled with fresh-cut peonies — or just getting out of dishes duty. From furnishing and decorating her new house to hosting the perfect dinner party, she shares a slice of her domestic adventures with you each week.
How to Perfectly Poach an Egg
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(Dec.13.11)
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How to Poach an Egg
Poached eggs were once a dish I indulged in only at restaurants.
Why? Whenever I attempted the feat of making them at home, I would wind up with either an unfortunate runny mess or a hardened lump that hardly lived up to my culinary ideal.
But then I learned a few simple tricks and the mystery of the poached egg was revealed. Deceptively elegant, firm whites offset by yummy runny yolk, a perfectly poached egg can perk up any meal, whether breakfast or dinner.
Naturally, they're now a mainstay in my home. Easy yet impressive, I find myself serving them up on a whim rather than waiting for a reservation to enjoy them.
Read on to find out how to make them in your own home!