Skip to main content

Poached Eggs

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
Jump to recipe ↓

Poached Eggs

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Bring a pot of water to a brisk boil.

  2. Carefully place the eggs into the boiling water using a large spoon.

  3. Poach the eggs for 1 to 2 minutes until the white is set but the yolk remains runny.

  4. Remove the eggs from the water and serve immediately.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

More poached eggs recipes

on Toast 48with Mushrooms 11in Milk 9with Celery Sauce 8with Cream 7with Ham 7 See all 276 →

You might also like

Rice GruelRice Gruel28 recipesPeptoned Milk GruelPeptoned Milk Gruel9 recipes