Easy Cheats Poached Eggs

Easy Cheats Poached Eggs - do you find the traditional method of poaching eggs a bit intimidating and can never seem to get a great result? Then this is the perfect fool-proof method just for you.

This easy poached egg method of frying an egg in water instead of oil, ensures the perfect poached eggs every time. No swirling of water, not using vinegar, just a simple method of cracking an egg into a frying pan of shallow water and you can enjoy poached eggs for breakfast or lunch with your favourite additions.

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• Different ways to Poach Eggs
• Simple Cheats Way to Poach an Egg
• 11 Tasty Ways to serve poached eggs for breakfast

Different ways to Poach Eggs

There are so many suggestions out there for making poached eggs - some say to swirl the water, some say to add vinegar and no matter which recipe or technique you follow you find yourself constantly frustrated because you just can not master the perfect poached egg.

Then you see all those yummy pictures of others enjoying poached eggs for breakfast which makes you want a perfectly poached egg even more. 

For example there is this recipe right here on Slimming Eats for delicious Poached Eggs Over Garlic Mushroom (the technique I use most for my poached eggs) but for those of you that still can't master them using that method then this Easy Cheats Poached Eggs is the method for you. 

Some may say why not just buy an egg poacher? and you definitely can do that if you prefer, in fact there are various different products out there for helping you master a poached egg.

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But what if you don't want any more gadgets because you just don't have the room and you have tried various methods and just can't get those perfect poached eggs?

Simple Cheats Way to Poach an Egg

Try this simple cheats poached eggs method and you will have delicious poached eggs every time.

All you have to do is fill a frying pan (non stick is best) about a ⅓ of the way with water,  season with salt, bring to to a boil, then turn down heat slightly so it is not vigorously bubbling and crack in your eggs just like you would a fried egg. Then you can either add a lid to steam the top or if you don't have a lid that fits, carefully splash over the top with water, until they are cooked to your liking (approx 4 mins for a poached egg - but time will vary depending on how runny you like your yolk), then carefully remove with a spatula. It is as simple as that - Easy Cheats Poached Eggs. 

So now you have perfected some poached eggs, what are you going to serve them with?

11 Tasty Ways to serve poached eggs for breakfast

1. Serving of toast, topped with baby spinach, slices of tomato and then your perfect cheats poached eggs

2. A toasted English whole wheat muffin (or whole wheat toast) topped with your perfect cheats poached eggs and a side of grilled tomatoes and sauteed mushrooms

3. A toasted English whole wheat muffin (or whole wheat toast) topped arugula or baby spinach, slices of ham and your perfect cheats poached eggs

4. A serving of toast, topped with sauteed baby spinach, perfect cheats poached eggs and a sprinkling of red chilli flakes

5. A serving of toast, topped with perfect poached eggs and a side of roasted asparagus

6. Poached Eggs with Tomatoes Slices over Pork Sausage Breakfast Patties(click for recipe)

7. Poached Eggs over Toasted Wholemeal Muffin with Avocado and Grilled Tomatoes and everything but the bagel seasoning. 

8. Poached Eggs on Wholemeal English Muffins with Baby Spinach

9. Sweet Potato Hash Browns (click for recipe) with Salsa, Avocado and Poached Eggs

10. Poached Eggs on Wholemeal English Muffin with Sriracha Mushrooms (which are mushrooms sauteed in spray oil until lightly golden and then add in 1 tablespoon of sriracha sauce and ½ tablespoon of maple syrup and a little splash of water and reduce down around the mushrooms (can use less sriracha depending on spice level), sprinkle with fresh coriander or parsley.

11. Poached Eggs on Wholemeal Toast with smashed avocado and sliced cherry tomatoes halved with chilli and garlic flakes

You will notice I often served Poached  Egg with Avocado and that's because poached eggs and mashed or slices of avocado with a pinch of sea salt is like the best combination ever.

If you love some avocado and have been avoiding it believing it to be too high in calories, be sure to check out my post - Healthy Eating and Avocado it's actually not quite as high calorie as you might think for a sensible serving.

and if you want some more delicious Breakfast ideas, why not check out the Breakfast Recipes so many yummy breakfast ideas to choose from

or if you would like more recipe ideas - head on over to the FULL RECIPE INDEX where you will find over 900 delicious recipes with calories and you can search by meal type, ingredients, course, diet and more..

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