How To Poach Eggs in Cling Film - Perfect Every Time

Poached Eggs 101: How To Poach Eggs Perfectly Every Time

• Eggs

• Cling wrap

• oil for greasing

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Step 1 - Fill a small saucepan with water and set to boil. Tear some cling film (ensuring there are no holes). Drizzle some oil over the cling film and spread it out with your fingers. Place the sheet of clingfilm in a ramekin oil side up and break and egg into the cling wrap (don't break the egg on the side of the ramekin in case it pierces a hole in the glad wrap). Gather up the edges of the cling wrap twisting it and making sure that you have the egg enclosed well and carefully place it in the simmering water.

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Step 2 - For a soft boiled yolk, poach for 4.5- 5 minutes if the eggs are cold from the fridge or 3.5-4 minutes if they are room temperature. Lift out of the water using a slotted spoon and cut away the wrap just near it is twisted and gathered. Break it open to reveal a golden river of yolk.

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