Easy Peasy Poached Eggs in a Coffee Mug
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2020
- Do you enjoy poached eggs for breakfast as much as I do? Here’s an easy way to make them in two minutes with almost no clean up!
When I was taking cooking classes, I was taught to make poached eggs in a sauce pan with vinegar, and swirling it to poach the egg. The problem is that this creates an ultra dirty and sticky pan. It is also very difficult to get the right shape for the poached egg. Inevitably, my poached egg would look like a blob!
Fast forward to my life as a busy working mom, I have figured out a way to cook poached eggs in a coffee mug that takes less time, with less cleanup, and my eggs turn out beautifully and perfectly shaped every single time!
Here’s how:
Put boiling water in a coffee mug
Crack an egg into the mug
Microwave for one minute
Adjust the time up or down depending if you prefer a poached egg runny or hard.
Voila! Easy peasy yummy poached egg 🥚!
You may need to adjust the Time depending on the wattage of your microwave. Mine is 1200 watts.
It’s a great way to start off your day!
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WONDERFUL!!! some of the ceremonies guys go into with poaching eggs is real comedy....This gal hits it outta da park
I'm so glad this worked for you! I'm a single working mom who likes to eat while. So this is an easy way to enjoy poached eggs in the morning.
For all the simpletons trying to make smart comments, some of us live in places that have neither ovens or stoves to cook. I live in a single room with just a microwave, toaster and kettle so it's just simple videos like this that makes my diet become a bit more pleasant. Many thanks to the creator of this video as I love eggs especially poached.
If I lived in a single room like you do I would definitely purchase a small "pizza oven" or similar - this appliance is the same size as a microwave and very cheap to buy, yet it does everything a large oven does - you can make pizza or bake a chicken, cook vegetables, bake cakes and desserts, grill, reheat, whatever! It would change your life, in fact. 🙂🇭🇲
@@MrsBonesjangle many thanks
@@jpcoll2011 I don't mean to harp on about this (!) but I've just realised "pizza oven" may be misleading. "Compact convection oven" is a better descriptor & you can get them for well under $100. 🙂🇭🇲
@@MrsBonesjangle nope, I know exactly what you meant as soon as you said it first time. Some of them even have a couple of hot plates on top to boil those pesky eggs 😂😂😂
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I am in my mid 70s and live in a small trailer with no stove, oven or anywhere for a hot plate. Crock pot and microwave are the only way I have to cook anything, including eggs. So, thank you for your tutorial.
Best egg poaching method on the internet, so simple and effective
Just found this in my feed. I have to say, I am impressed. Totally impressed... Thanks for the life hack!
Oh Andrew - I'm so happy that something so simple made your life better. Please keep in touch and see more of my health and life hacks on instagram @hollywoodeyes
Thank you so much. It's brilliant !...I did one egg at a time . I also put a couple of drops of Apple cider vinegar in the cup ( helps coagulate the whites), covered it with a small plate and microwaved for 40 seconds .....and voila! Perfect poached egg with firm white and runny yolk. Happy breakfast 😊
Thank you for the apple cider vinegar tip!
Nice
Thanks for the insider tip!
No need for vinegar. Spoils it.
Any vinegar is fine, or a tiny sprinkle of salt, it keeps the white together.
Brilliant. No messy pans. Thanks
I'm so glad you liked my workaround for making delicious poached eggs 🥚
I spray the mug with avocado 🥑 oil to make clean up even easier. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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This totally makes sense had to come here after I ordered a very well shaped poached egg and figured there must he a hack no ways it can be that perfect.
Mine always turn out pretty round or elliptical. It’s so easy and delicious.
Two eggs in a soup mug, 1c water and two capfuls of vinegar, 1.5min. Perfectly runny eggs. It took some trials but its so easy . Thank you ! 💜
I’m so glad this worked for you! Thank you for making me smile 😊
@@HollywoodEyesBrisco Eggs use to make me smile, now I've lost my smile because my chicken died.
I'm going to do it tomorrow.thanks. I am tired of scrambled eggs.Thanks for this
So easy, and WOW! I've always thought poaching eggs would take too much time & mess. Not anymore! Thanks for making this video!😊
At first I thought "no, too much work" but, as I love poached eggs, and as I can't handle pans due to a bad back, I gave it a go. Brilliant result. The easiest method ever! So, many thanks for your endeavours and recipes.
Glad this poached egg trick works for you!
You can't lift a pan? Wow, that IS bad back! You can lift a beer, though? Lift a pen to sign for state benefits? Happy for you. 😊
@markfox1545 Keep thing respectful please. At the time I wrote my comment I could hardly walk or stand due to severe back pain. You may guzzle beer whilst scamming the government out of benefits, but here in Australia we have a higher set of ethics, apparently.
Thanks! Great video
Well done and easy to follow
This is just too awesome for words... ❤
WOW! I tried this for breakfast this morning and it actually works!!! Unbelievably easy and the result is a perfect poached egg without the mess. If you have a bunch of eggs to prepare, just hold them in a pan of warm water. A BIG thank you!👍
It's my pleasure Richard. I'm so glad this worked well for you. Check out my other video about how to make the best avocado toast with poached eggs on top. Enjoy!
Great idea. I will do this and wow it saves time too
This Never fails. It's Absolutely brilliant 💓👍👍
Hey, that’s excellent ! I love poached eggs but always seems to take a lot of time and mess when I use a pan. Thks very much !
Yes same here I live on my own and this is one of quick tips how to put together a meal that does not involve loads of washing up later.
Few days back my daughter showed me to make like this.But I learned a bit more here.To use hot water in cup first.Thank you.
Yes, I hate the water up first in the cup before putting the again and heating it again
@@HollywoodEyesBrisco You must have been tired when you wrote this.😁
The thing that never seems to be added to these videos is ??? The wattage or power of the microwave?😮
Hi Robert: I put the wattage in the write up below the video. Happy cooking!
"You may need to adjust the Time depending on the wattage of your microwave. Mine is 1200 watts."
Thanks for the tip! Wished you cut the egg and we can see the wonderful yolk on top of toast. I use a cup of water and a pinch of salt. 1 min and it’s perfect!!
I’ll have to do another one later and cut the yolk open. Wish I could just add onto this video.
Today is a perfect day for me to try this - as my glass hob cracked from top to bottom yesterday and I'm awaiting delivery of a new one!
I love this idea SO MUCH! Game changing! Love it ❤🫶🫶🫶
I am so glad you like this. It has made delicious breakfast so much easier for me as a single working mom.
In fact, sometimes, it just needs a simple and small idea to bring a daily routine to be brighter and bring us more joy to our life. Hack like that just bring me so much "Oof!" Yeah! 🤗😃🥰
Defo gonna try this, thanks 👍👍
I love this method, but I don't bother boiling water first, just microwave about a minute. I do a couple at a time in the same mug, eggs first and then cover with tapwater (not to the top). You'll dial in the time according to your microwave and yolk preference.
I also like to use a cup of bone broth and seasonings (even nutritional yeast flakes for the B vitamins). Keep an eye on it if you see whites rising, stop and stir, nuke a little more. Makes a super quick and tasty protein-rich cup of soup.
Amazing. Much better than the people suggesting you crack the egg into a ramekin, transfer it to another ramekin, but through a fine mesh strainer then throw it into a pot of water. As if i'm bothering with all that clean up
Tried it..works a treat.
Genius! Breakfast tomorrow is sorted !😊
I must try this!
Thank you for the tip, now I know what to do lol
This is awesome
Thank you for watching and commenting
Who else had their peaceful morning wrecked by an exploding microwave poached mug egg after watching this video 💥🥚☕ 😂😂😂
Pierce the yolk of the raw egg before cooking and it won't explode.
I want that kettle! 😆
So many different ways and ideas, the one I was told is to put 4fl ozs of cold water in a little dish cover and do for 50sec to 1 minute depending on the size of the egg and power of your microwave also easier to get the egg out.
This is amazing
So glad you like this
Wooowwww definitely will try this, I always fail making poached eggs 😂😂
It works really well! You may have to adjust your cooking time a little depending on the wattage of your microwave oven.
How very convenient
Love the music!
Thank you for the feedback 🥰
what should we put in the mug first, boiling water or raw egg.... and would it make a difference? will skip the microwaving part. Thanks for the video.
Wonderful 💕
Is that black pudding, or some weird bread? Also that is the most minimal amount of bacon. Also thank you for this great tip. I haven't eaten poached eggs in years, but this method seems really cool
This is EGGcellent ....many Thanks
Damn. I have to buy 2 coffee mugs. No seriously. I bought a poached egg microwave thing from temu. It broke when I only opened it to look at it. This is brilliant.
I’m asking what if I live it in that hot water in mug for a little bit longer if I have no microwave?
Thank You.
What a damn good idea - I can never time it right in an egg poacher, always end up with undercooked egg white! I might have more luck with this method.... Thanks
That’s brilliant,I’ve just destroy mine in a pan 😂 ,bloody Jamie Oliver should come here 1st 👌✌️
Lmao
😂😂
This is actually how they do it in restaurants to avoid errors and efficieny.
Yes! This is how I learned it!
In cooking school I learned to twirl the boiling water and drop an egg in, but it often turned out messy
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Swirling is only necessary with older eggs, fresh eggs will have a “tight” white and won’t spread.
Is it?
@@HollywoodEyesBrisco yep. There’s the flashy way and there’s the easy way. I learned it as well when I worked as a cook. Cheers 🥂
I learned this a while ago now. I never used water. I just used spray pam and put a paper towel on top. After the first noise inside it's probably done. I will have to try the water way.
Thanks for sharing. All of these are easier than boiling and swirling in a pot.
What is spray pam please?
Spray you buy from grocery store called Pam.
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Am only just viewing this vlog and noticed your enquiry. I'm in the UK but can advise that 'Pam' spray is an American brand name for an olive oil spray. Hope helps! @@varianreeves7553
@@varianreeves7553 its cooking spray - oil in an aerosol can.
Love this!! And I notice you didn’t have to poke the yolk with a knife or fork. I guess the water keeps it from exploding? One comment mentioned covering with a small plate, which might prevent a mess if one does blow, plus you can use the plate to strain off the water.
Eggscellent video 🥚
Eggsactly🥚🥚🥚🥚
Thank you!
Thank you for the shout out!
There is no need to use boiling water. A glass slightly curved dish will do with a small pool of cold water. Cover the egg with a saucer to restrict any "explosions", and experiment with the timing and strength of the micro-wave oven until the egg is just right. Not every oven is the same in this aspect.
Nice technique
Thank you - I’m always looking for cooking hacks!
I was waiting for the fork to do it's presentation ☺️
The best way to poach eggs. So very simple.
thank you
I like the way the mug is small enough to keep the whites together
Thank you! 🤗🤗🤗 Tried this, my microwave is 900 watts, did it for a minute and a half came out a little over done as too how I like them, will have to adjust time.
You’re right - cooking time varies with wattage
Ours were overcooked the first time. Maybe the microwave variation and an easy fix.
What is the temperature of the egg to start with?
Just out of the fridge?
I do someth8ng similar but use a tin cup and cook on the stove.
GREAT !
That sounds very easy, two quick questions, how much water did you put in the coffee cup, and did you heat up the water first before you put the eggs in the cup? 1:49
Absolutely brilliant 👍
eggcellent 😂
Thank you so much Cliff!
Excellent, woohoo 🎉
It’s great to be able to have poached eggs so easily
Thank you. Great poached eggs for breakfast technique
This well meets my first rule of cooking: Must be able to fit in my smallish dishwasher afterwards.
Awesome and thank you? Any easy way to make hollandaise sauce?
Google it as there's lots of ideas.......
Classic, blender, stick blender or even microwave.
Tried microwave and it works well, just put your ingredients in the microwave and heat for 30 seconds, stir well, 30 seconds, stir well, 15 seconds, stir well, 15 seconds....... etc until you're happy with the consistency. Don't try wacking it in for a minute at a time as it will just solidify.
Blender works well using melted butter added slowly to egg mixture .
Stick blender similarly works well but I've never tried the classic method!
Wow
Break egg... Put in mug NO Water... Microwave for two minutes on 240 have been doing this for about 2 years no problems. If egg looks a bit runny pour a little hot water on top for about 15 seconds.
Thanks for the tip.
We came here for the yolk. Don’t pretend you didn’t know that.
Thankyou.
Best wat to crack an egg is on a flat surface ❤❤❤
Be careful if you do this, I did exactly like the video but my egg exploded as I removed it out of the microwave burning my hand and narrowly missed my face not to mention the cleaning up afterwards, I would not do this again
Très interessant
Merci beaucoup!
I feel like trying this only instead use water that's at a rolling boil, pour it gently into a coffee cup or bowl with the egg in it, then cover it and leave it for a few minutes before finishing it on the stove since it's just to get the outside shape made
That sounds good. Have you tried it?
Interesting idea. I tried microwave cold water start and the yolk was hard, white less than ideal. Tried with a boiling water start much better but not great.
You only need to for about a half inch of water above the egg one egg is about 54 seconds depending on the power of your microwave. You don't have to put that much water.
Looks like you got yourself a great editor
You don't need to boil the water. The water is just there to buffer the microwaves. I turn on my tap to cold and let it run for 30 seconds so that it's the same temperature every time. Add 1/2 cup of water to small dish or mug. The smaller the better. Then microwave ( in my case ) for 45 seconds. Perfect poached egg.
Looked like a good idea but mine exploded in the micro and made a huge mess.
Hi what wattage is your microwave?
1200 watts- hope this helps
4 years ago this was put on, thanks for this dun it before with less water and had to pick the egg,.
Did this method produce good, runny yolks, or did it produce solid yolks? For the purpose of providing "gravy" for the toast, I like the yolks to be runny.
It worked!!!, but for more runny egg set microwave for 45 sec not 1 min ☀️
Thanks
Awesome! Yes adjust time for your taste preference as well as microwave wattage.
Do you have to prick the egg first,
What’s the heat level of the microwave to use this method? Sory, noob question.
I used full power. You need to adjust according to the wattage of your microwave as well.
Thanks for this tip, the best poached egg I have ever done.
So glad you liked this easy way to make delicious eggs!
Any salt in the water?
To get a poached egg, you want the white to be cooked and the yolk to be runny. To do this, you are basically injecting heat into the egg from the outside in. In water via boiling, heat travels inwards by conduction but take longer. The advantage is that there are less variables. Boiling water will always be thereabouts of 100'C. So basically you only need to bother with one variable which is time.
Using a microwave with water and egg in a mug, there is conduction via water as well as microwaves penetrating the water into the egg white then the yolk. This increases the variables, basically starting temperature of water, amount of water, microwave power and time. Using hot water, you reduce the variables as say your hot water starts at 80'C at point of microwave turn on as the room temperature egg and mug will reduce it's temperature from boiling(if you started with boiling water). So then you start with 80'C water going quickly to roughly 100'C and maintaining it there. From then on the variable is time and microwave power. Fix the power and essentially your only variable is time. So starting with hot water makes things easy as the variability is mostly only time to cook the egg.
If you start with cold water, there is additional complexity as it becomes a 2 step process; you need to heat up the water followed by cooking the egg. The 1st step is affected by the amount of water. In order to save time, you'll add less water but any error in timing will directly affect the end-result more. The more water there is, the longer it takes but any error in timing will be buffered by the larger volume of water as it absorbs more proportion of the microwaves compared to the volume of the egg, making it more forgiving in the end result for any error in timing.
In summary, the lesser the water used, the lesser the buffer and more unforging in the end result. The colder the water used, the harder it is to estimate the 1st step which is boiling the water and thus the easier to estimate time wrongly and also affecting the end result.
Lastly as others have mentioned, the mug's temperature is also a factor so the first use of a cold mug and the 2nd round using an already hot mug will need to have their timing adjusted as well.
Now I know
You nailed it❤
Yes, this method is very good! You have to be a bit careful with the timing of it in the microwave, though! A bit of trial and error may be needed!
This is one sure way to clean ur oven and eat just only the cooked egg yolk. It exploded. Haha
Adjust time and lower the power next time 💕
Do y need water
Less than half a mug of cold water. Crack in an egg. Microwave for about 1min on high power with a 1000w microwave. Adjust by 5 sec increments to get the yolk to your desire runniness preference.
I do similar, but with an enamel mug on the stovetop.
Great tip- thanks!
@@HollywoodEyesBrisco You bet!
Do you not need to prick the yolk to stop the egg exploding.🤔🤔
I did not prick it. Adjust the time down on your microwave
and they don't explode?
Genius. That’s all.
Thank you for the sweet comment. I just love poached eggs and I’m glad to have an easy way to do it.
Nope, I don’t want microwaved eggs...😂😂😂
No problem - there are many ways to make eggs! I love poached eggs and needed an easy way to make them since I am a busy single working mom!
I do this method too, only I don’t boil the water first, comes out perfect.
Just wondering though what if you put the egg in the boiling water in your cup, but stopped there. I’ll bet it cooks without using the microwave, hmm 🤔 I think I’ll try that!
I wondered the exact same thing