How To Cook Poached Eggs In Plastic Cups
Reduce to a simmer then place an egg poaching cup into.
How to cook poached eggs in plastic cups. Set the egg filled cup into the pot of boiling water and cover with lid. Place into boiling water and cook for 4 minutes if straight from the fridge a little less if your egg is at room temperature. Often times they just slide out without a knife.
I truly believe that egg poacher cups are the easiest way to make the best poached egg. What to eat with poached eggs. Gently break an egg into the cup.
Place cling film over the cup and spray lightly with oil. All of your egg is contained in the cup and none gets lost floating in water. Poached eggs are a beautiful thing.
Set an egg timer for three minutes for a soft egg or five minutes for a hard egg. Cook up to four eggs at a time. Bring a medium saucepan full of water to a boil over high heat.
The whites are just firm enough on the outside to contain an oozy golden yolk in a round little egg package. I usually cook them about 10 minutes for a hard cooked yolk use a table knife or plastic knife something not too sharp to remove the egg from the cup. Plus the silicone poacher cups can go in the dishwater for easy clean up.
Cook until desired doneness. Spray nonstick cooking spray on the poached egg cups. Put the lid on the pot and cook for 4 to 7 minutes depending on the size of the egg and your desired degree of doneness.