Poached Eggs Microwave

No matter what the wattage use high power when you re poaching your egg.
Poached eggs microwave. No pots or pans required. At 59 seconds there was an eggy explosion sending egg all over microwave. The kids didn t get poached eggs for breakfast but they did get an egg cellent tutorial on how to clean a microwave. Crack an egg into the bowl.
Your kale and lentil salad has just become bistro worthy. Because i ve never had great luck fully cooking eggs in microwaves in any way other than scrambled i like to mostly use the microwave to heat water and barely use the microwave to cook the egg. One egg of the two survived but the yolk was solid some of the white was rubbery and the rest of the white was still liquid. The size of the pot the temperature and amount of water and the pros and cons of adding a dash of vinegar or salt.
So my method to poach eggs in the microwave is a bit of a misnomer. Poach an egg in your office microwave and suddenly ta da. Make sure the egg is completely submerged. Ensure that the egg is fully submerged in water and if it isn t add another 1 4 cup of water.
Cover the top of the bowl with a small plate or saucer. Microwave on high power for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and check to see if white of the egg is firm. To poach an egg in the microwave add 1 2 cup of water to a microwave safe mug and then crack the egg into the mug.
Here s how to make a quick freshly poached egg in the office microwave. If the egg white or the yolk needs more cooking re cover the bowl and microwave on high for another 15 seconds. In just a few minutes you can even transform a sad weekday lunch into an impressive dish. While a poached or scrambled egg prepared in the microwave may have a slightly different texture than one cooked by the traditional stove top method the speed and simplicity of microwave cooking makes this a likable option especially for kids in the kitchen busy mornings office lunches or no hassle dinners.
Remember that microwaves come in lots of different. Microwave poached eggs take less than two minutes to prepare really and the result is perfect poached eggs. Lentils brown rice or a salad can be elevated from a side dish to a main dish with a tender gooey poached egg on top. I don t usually use the microwave to poach my breakfast egg but it can come in very handy for a lunch egg.
I poached eggs in a 700 watt microwave and it took about 70 seconds to have one with a runny yolk and set whites. Starting the poached egg. An 800 watt microwave took about the same time.