How to Make Perfect Poached Eggs - 3 Ways | Jamie Oliver

hi guys me and the future family together with our friends at lv are here to help you guys out you've told us what your biggest cooking headaches are so together we'll show you our secret tips and tricks which will change the way you cook forever so here you have it how to poach the perfect eggs three ways super silky gorgeous eggs every time the only way to poach the perfect egg is if you have really really fresh eggs end of story when it gets to the shopping don't go to the front go to the back and get your eggs even if you have to knock them all over go to the back because they're going to be the freshest ones next bring your water to the boil that means that there's bubbles take it off so they subside look at the water there's no bubbles here guys it's just poaching poaching is not boiling boiling will smash the eggs all around hopes they're gentle my egg you crack it into there and you just plop it in and if you have lovely fresh eggs you're going to win most of the time some people say put some vinegar in the water really why yes it does firm up the egg but it tastes like vinegar so what i would suggest don't bother as far as cooking is concerned roughly around three minutes is going to give you a softish egg then it's down to you to use your noddle so get in there so i'm just touching that so you want it to kind of feel like a lovely fresh springy mozzarella a nice little poached egg it's cooked to perfection so there you go a basic poached egg on toast if you haven't got fresh eggs i do have a few little tips first up if you spin your spoon around in the pan like this and then you get your egg and plop it in the middle if you see the inertia of that water's wrapping it around the yolk so while we cook that i've got some lovely asparagus here now i've dressed it with a little oil a pinch of salt a little lemon juice if you look in here now kind of cooking quite nicely you can see how it's just wrapped around so let's have a little look here let's bring that up you can see it's more pouchy now so look on the asparagus i'm just going to season it with a little salt a little pepper of course just stabbing it a little bit so it oozes and i'm just going to shave some lovely bits of parmesan over the top like that if you're cooking for yourself that's a nice little cheat that will give you a nice product but when i'm poaching eggs i'm doing five six so i have a little technique you get some food safe uh cling film okay just get a little piece of it like that put it into a little bowl put a tiny little bit of oil and and just rub it around crack in the egg the nice thing also is that you can flavor these as well you could put chopped herbs in you could put some harissa in there which is that lovely spicy chili paste pull in the sides like this and tie in a knot it's really easy and what that's going to do is give you that perfect shape that really guarantees perfection i'm going to plop that straight in to our water so let's open it up just get a knife or a pair of scissors and just snip off the end you know you can put herbs in there chili in there spice truffles flavoured butters but look perfection absolutely cylindrical perfect soft delicate gorgeous so how do you cook your eggs if you want me and the food tube team to solve any more of your problems in the kitchen with lv then just tell us in the comments box below and don't forget please guys share on your social media comment like and of course subscribe if you haven't subscribed already because foodtube is free nothing to lose for more tips and tricks on these cooking basics that can chip us all up check out the link below

Channel: Jamie Oliver

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Length: 4min 26sec (266 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 14 2014