It’s a pretty spectacular thing when you can create restaurant quality food at home, such as poached eggs. This style of cooking eggs often requires a technique when cooking on the stove top, but with this simple microwave poached eggs recipe, you will have eggs benedict quality eggs in under five minutes.
This recipe is so fast and easy, you’re even able to skip the hassle of boiling water and trying to learn the correct method to making a poached egg on the stove. Although this recipe doesn’t produce the most beautiful poached egg, it certainly is delicious and perfectly cooked. If you love eggs benedict, but don’t have the time or desire to learn the “proper” technique to egg poaching, this is a fabulous option for you!
Why This Microwaved Poached Egg Recipe Works
- It tastes just as good as restaurant quality poached eggs, but without having to master any technique.
- A great source of protein to give you a boost to start your day.
- It only takes two minutes and you don’t need to boil a pot of water on the stove!
Ingredients For this Microwaved Poached Eggs Recipe
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- Eggs
- Water
- Vinegar
- Salt and Pepper
How to Cook Poached Eggs in the Microwave
- Fill a microwave safe bowl with water and vinegar.
- Crack one egg into the bowl and poke a small hole in the yolk with a cake tester or toothpick.
- Cover with a plate and microwave at 50% powder for one minute.
- Remove and check for doneness. Continue microwaving in 15 second intervals until the egg white it cooked through and the yolk is set.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and enjoy!
A perfectly poached egg should have a runny yolk with an opaque white that has just set. The key to this recipe is to be careful not to overcook the egg, unless you are going for a firm yolk of course. Microwaves are powerful and that’s why we suggest cooking the eggs at 5-% power. Play around with the recipe to nail down the perfect cooking times for the microwave you have and the type of egg you love.
FAQs
How can I poach and egg with a firm or soft yolk?
If you like your egg yolk more firm, all you have to do is pierce the yolk with with a toothpick before you put it in the microwave and cook for only 1 minute. This will result in a runny, soft yolk, perfect for topping toasted bread. If you are looking for a firmer yolk, microwave additional 15 seconds in increments until you achieve your preferred yolk doneness.
Why do you poke a hole in the yolk?
Poking a small hole in the yolk of your egg before putting it in the microwave allows any steam to escape from the egg. We do this so there is no explosion in the microwave, which are common issues when cooking eggs in the microwave.
Poached Eggs in the Microwave
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup of water
- ½ tsp of vinegar
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Fill a microwave safe bowl with water and vinegar.
- Crack one egg into the bowl and poke a small hole in the yolk with a cake tester or toothpick.
- Cover with a plate and microwave at 50% powder for one minute.
- Remove and check for doneness. Continue microwaving in 15 second intervals until the egg white it cooked through and the yolk is set.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and enjoy!
