Professional chef shares his secrets for poaching perfect eggs each time.
Andy Hearnden from New Zealand, who is now a Sunshine Coast chef, shared the secrets of perfecting his breakfast recipe using fresh eggs. Hearnden posted the video to TikTok.
“The best thing about eggs is their freshness. The foodie explained that fresh eggs are essential for poaching well.
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Professional chef shares his secrets for making perfect poached eggs each time
Explains that eggs should be cooked within three to four hours and not more than two weeks.
Andy begins by bringing a large saucepan of water to boil. Andy then adds a good three-finger pinch of salt and two tablespoons plain white vinegar.
He advised you to ensure that the water boils quickly before adding your eggs.
“The water temperature drops quickly once you put in a cold or room temperature egg,” he said.
Andy begins by bringing a large saucepan of water to boil. Andy then adds a good three-finger pinch of salt and two tablespoons plain white vinegar. After about two minutes the eggs will be firm enough to lift from the water.
Then, he adds three eggs to the pot and gets as close as possible to the water.
Andy was amazed to discover that Andy used two eggs with double yolks.
Andy will wait until the water temperature has dropped once the eggs have been placed in the pot. Then he’ll turn the heat down on the stove to see larger bubbles.
He removes one of the eggs from the water and notes that although it has formed well, it still feels a bit “a bit jiggly” in the middle. So he puts it back in his pot for a while until it becomes firmer.
Andy replied, “Now, I see that someone is going to ask me about the time this took. It really depends upon the size of the egg and the number of eggs in your pot.
After two minutes the egg should be firm enough that they can be removed from the water.
He removes one of the eggs from the water and notes that although it has formed well, it still feels a bit “a bit jiggly” in the middle. So he puts it back in his pot for a while until it becomes firmer.
Many of Andy’s 171,500 TikTok followers were sharing their poached eggs methods in the comments.
A person stated that they just used a microwave to heat them up in a cup of coffee.
It’s as simple as a pan, with just a tiny amount of water.. and it always works. Another commented, “No salt or vinegar.”
Many others agreed that the best poached eggs are made with freshest ingredients.
Yes! Although I do not use vinegar, we have chickens and eggs. They won’t poach if they’re not fresh enough (literally, just laid),’ one woman explained.