Chef shares 10 minute egg-poaching hack that genuinely 'changed my life'
dailyrecord.co.ukA poached egg for breakfast sounds like a far-fetched idea for many, especially if you don't have a lot of time to prepare before work.
However, one chef has come up with a savvy hack that can help you make the perfect poached egg each time without fail, reports the Express.Taking to TikTok, chef Jason, who goes by @jortskitchen on the app, revealed white vinegar and water is "life-changing" when it comes to poaching eggs.
But unlike other hacks, the chef doesn't use the vinegar while cooking the eggs, but rather before the poaching begins.The chef said: "I don’t think you understand how much this secret poached egg hack changed my life."Jason then demonstrated him adding equal parts of water and white vinegar to a large bowl, around a third of the way.
He then cracked four eggs into the water, one at a time, and noted you should leave them like this for "at least 10 minutes".He said: "They’ll form a soft layer on the outside so when you boil them you don’t get all those stringy bits, resulting in the best-poached egg you’ve ever had."The TikTok chef then scooped the eggs out of the bowl using a spoon and lowered them into the pan of boiling water.
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