Ignore everything.
Poaching is, quite literally, as easy as it gets. If ever the CC teaches Cooking 101, poaching an egg will be Day 1, Lesson 1.
In a wide relatively-shallow pan, bring water to a boil. The pan should be deep enough that the water will cover the cracked eggs. Only crack as many eggs as the pan can reasonably hold.
Shut off the heat (this is important!)
Crack the eggs. Do absolutely nothing. Lift when poached to whatever consistency you prefer.
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In a wide relatively-shallow pan, bring water to a boil. The pan should be deep enough that the water will cover the cracked eggs. Only crack as many eggs as the pan can reasonably hold.
Shut off the heat (this is important!)
Crack the eggs. Do absolutely nothing. Lift when poached to whatever consistency you prefer.
Hmm. I don't understand... How do you get "ellipsoidal" poached eggs like this? What keeps them from spreading out in streamers all over the pan?
If I understand the question correctly, what stops the egg from becoming a mess?
That would be the heat of the water. If you crack the egg gently, the egg is going to "settle" down in the water where you cracked it, and start poaching right away.
The CC has been informed that he doesn't understand the question. :-)
The instructions call for "shutting off the heat". He should add, "take it off the burner if you have an electric stove."
The water is going to be very hot but not "bubbling". That's what causes the egg to just "settle" in the water right where you cracked it.
At risk of sounding very ignorant of egg-lore, is the egg freed from the shell before (like scrambling, omelettes, etc.) or after (a la hard-boiled) poaching? I thought before, but just checking...
This is why I need to be there on day 1, lesson 1.
As an aside, I like the tags plenty, makes things much easier to find.
Crack the egg gently above the water so that it settles there instead of in a bowl.
Poaching is basically similar to "sunny side up" except the egg is cooked immersed in hot water rather than being fried with heat from underneath.
Hope that helps.
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