Easy Poached Eggs!
For several years now, I've kept a small flock of around 20 laying hens on our little farmette. It's been comforting to know that our eggs are fresh, and that they come from active, happy chickens, who have plenty of room to stretch their legs, and who eat a natural, healthy diet. We try to eat the eggs "same day" fresh in nourishing ways, and pass extras along to our friends and family.
Because we get almost two dozen a day, I've spent a lot of time thinking about healthy, easy ways to prepare eggs. Over the years, our favorite way to eat them has been to make veggie omelets or to hard boil them. Poaching always seemed like a nice, low fat way to prepare the eggs, but whenever I tried to follow a recipe it always seemed too difficult, until I tried it this way.
Here's a simple way to poach eggs:
(1.) Fill a deep frying pan with water
(2.) Put several Tablespoons of Vinegar, and some salt in the pan.
(3). Turn the heat to med-hi, to heat and maintain the water at just below a simmer.
(4.)When the water was hot, gently brake the eggs right into the pot.
(5.) After a minute, when the surface of the water was foamy, gently loosened the underside of the eggs with a spatula,
(6.) Put a lid on the pan, turned it down a little, and then let it cook for a few minutes.
(7.) Scoop them out with a slotted spoon.
I served the eggs over toast to the kids, with the yokes just a little runny. The eggs were so tender and flavorful, that the kids begged for more. Since then, we eat them poached about twice a week, and haven't tired of them yet!
Simple Hollandaise Sauce:
2 egg yokes,
6T butter (melted),
1 1/2 T. lemon juice
3/4 t salt
Put in the blender.
It certainly isn't low-fat, but is a fun way to serve them on a special occasion! On regular days, we've gotten a similar, but less rich effect by simply squeezing some lime on the eggs when they are ready.
Farm living has it's perks, and same day laid, poached eggs are definitely one of them, but you don't have to have your own chickens to take advantage of local free-range, organic eggs. In many areas in America, there are local farmers who will sell you very fresh, healthy eggs at prices that are often below supermarket prices. So, check them out, if you are so inclined, and enjoy trying this recipe. I hope your kids love them as much as mine do!
Because we get almost two dozen a day, I've spent a lot of time thinking about healthy, easy ways to prepare eggs. Over the years, our favorite way to eat them has been to make veggie omelets or to hard boil them. Poaching always seemed like a nice, low fat way to prepare the eggs, but whenever I tried to follow a recipe it always seemed too difficult, until I tried it this way.
Here's a simple way to poach eggs:
(1.) Fill a deep frying pan with water
(2.) Put several Tablespoons of Vinegar, and some salt in the pan.
(3). Turn the heat to med-hi, to heat and maintain the water at just below a simmer.
(4.)When the water was hot, gently brake the eggs right into the pot.
(5.) After a minute, when the surface of the water was foamy, gently loosened the underside of the eggs with a spatula,
(6.) Put a lid on the pan, turned it down a little, and then let it cook for a few minutes.
(7.) Scoop them out with a slotted spoon.
I served the eggs over toast to the kids, with the yokes just a little runny. The eggs were so tender and flavorful, that the kids begged for more. Since then, we eat them poached about twice a week, and haven't tired of them yet!
Simple Hollandaise Sauce:
2 egg yokes,
6T butter (melted),
1 1/2 T. lemon juice
3/4 t salt
Put in the blender.
It certainly isn't low-fat, but is a fun way to serve them on a special occasion! On regular days, we've gotten a similar, but less rich effect by simply squeezing some lime on the eggs when they are ready.
Farm living has it's perks, and same day laid, poached eggs are definitely one of them, but you don't have to have your own chickens to take advantage of local free-range, organic eggs. In many areas in America, there are local farmers who will sell you very fresh, healthy eggs at prices that are often below supermarket prices. So, check them out, if you are so inclined, and enjoy trying this recipe. I hope your kids love them as much as mine do!
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