Perfectly Poached Eggs

One of my favorite condiments (if you will) is the deliciousness of a perfectly poached egg. The runny egg yolk makes a great dressing for a salad, topper for your burger or Paleo pizza. Its great on top of crab cakes, or makes a mouthwatering breakfast paired with bacon, tomato and avocado. I'm pretty much obsessed with that ooey gooey yummy-ness and try to eat one as much as possible. Of course a sunny side up egg works just as well but there's something about getting a poached egg thats like a culinary Christmas. A little white package with an explosion of flavorful, yellow yum inside. [insert Homer Simpson drooling here]

So here's an early Christmas present as I give you the how-to for poaching a perfect egg!

1.Bring a medium pot of water to a simmer, meaning just a few little bubbles. If the water starts to boil turn the temperature down. You should fill the pot about 2/3rd of the way.

2.Add a little vinegar, maybe a teaspoon or two. I usually use white vinegar because its the least likely to add any flavor to the egg but it doesn't really matter, its not a lot of vinegar. This keeps the egg and yolk from separating.

3.Crack an egg into a small bowl or ramekin or even a ladle will work. This way, if some shell falls in you can remove them. It also helps prevent the yolk from breaking. (Which would be tragic!)

4.Put the ramekin or small cup or bowl close to the water and gently pour the egg into the pot of water, the whites will kinda spread out a little and look like an egg jellyfish. No worries, just take a spoon and fold the whites back over the yolk.

**One trick to make the eggs stay somewhat contained is to take a ring from a mason jar and place it in the pan. Drop the egg over the mason jar ring and let it settle in the ring, then turn off the heat and cover.

5.Let the egg cook for 3 mins. and carefully remove with a slotted spoon.
You should do only one egg at a time to keep them from sticking together but if you want to try more than one, use a bigger pot and gently pour eggs in at 10-15 second intervals and be sure to take out in the same order dropping in.

Add a little salt and pepper and dig in!! Merry Christmas!

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