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How to make poached eggs?

The method of poached eggs is as follows:

Operating materials: eggs, water.

1. Let's put two eggs in a bowl, and then boil the water 1 minute before taking it out.

2. At this time, take another pot, turn off the fire after the water is boiled, then knock the eggs soaked in hot water directly into the pot, do not stir, cover the pot, and simmer for 2 minutes.

3. If you want to eat, you don't need to cook it, just take it out. If you like something older, you can cook it on low heat for 2 minutes.

4, eggs soaked in hot water, how to knock into the pot, completely cooked, there is no problem cooking a pot of poached eggs at a time, I think this method is the simplest, as long as the eggs are fresh, there is no problem at all.

How to choose eggs:

1, look at the appearance: fresh eggshells have a layer of powder, which is rough to the touch and presents a natural eggshell color. If the eggshell is dark black or black, the egg is not fresh.

2, listen to the sound: when we choose eggs, we can shake the eggs to the ear to listen to the sound. Fresh eggs are silent or quiet. When the egg shakes loudly, it means that the egg is not fresh.

3, look at the weight: when buying eggs, you can put the eggs in your hand, the heavier ones are fresh eggs, and the lighter ones indicate that the eggs are not too fresh. Under the same size, everyone should try to choose heavier eggs.

4. Smell: When choosing eggs, we can smell the smell outside the eggs first. Fresh eggs will have a slight smell of quicklime, and spoiled eggs will have a musty, sour and smelly taste. Then see if the yolk in the egg is yellow and has a heavy smell. If not, it will be very fresh.

5, lighting method: we can take eggs to observe the light and judge the quality of eggs. Eggs with good quality have good light transmittance, clear protein, and are translucent. Stale eggs are gray.