The Almost Perfectly Poached Egg!

I have made poached egg for the family a couple of times now. They have so far enjoyed it quite a bit until I stumbled upon this video from BBC Good Food. I actually was in search of another egg recipe and found this.

Then I knew that my poached egg was just no where near perfect and I still believe after trying the tips in this video that I can improve upon the poached egg. I will let you know where I went wrong and you too can try to improve on your poached egg recipe accordingly.

The perfect poached egg when cut into would ooze out with the yolk!

You need:

• 1 large and fresh egg (remember if there is no fresh egg, then don't bother trying this recipe)
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Dash of vinegar
• Water to poach 
• A medium sized saucepan
• Kitchen towel
• A slotted spoon

The Make:
Preparation time: 2 minutes | Cooking time: 3 minutes | Serves : 1

Source: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/technique/how-poach-egg

1. Heat water in the sauce pan and allow to simmer. Make sure you are using a medium sized saucepan.
2. Add the small drizzle of vinegar to the pan of simmering water.
3. Crack the egg carefully in a small cup or bowl, making sure not to cut into the yolk. Some like to crack the egg by tapping on a hard surface whilst others use the stem of a spoon or butter knife to crack at the shell. If you are following the latter approach make sure u crack only the surface, else if you touch the yolk with the metal spoon or knife, you can loosen the yolk into the egg white whilst pouring into the cup.
4. Create a whirlpool in the water using your spoon. This would ensure that the egg white wraps well around the yolk.
5. Tip the egg into the center of the whirlpool or pan of just boiling water. Lower the heat to medium-low and allow the egg to cook for 3 minutes.
6. Once cooked, remove the poached egg with the slotted spoon and leave any feathery edges by cutting it using the edge of the spoon against the pan.
7. Drain the egg on a kitchen towel else you would find eggy poaching water with your egg.
You can also trim the edges of your poached egg once at room temperature to make it into a perfect tear drop shape (the kind you would find at your fine dining restaurants) :)

Season with salt and pepper and serve with toast, flatbread or on top of your salad.

My kid loves poached egg esp. when she sees the yolk spill out of the white when cut into.



Bon Appetit!

Easy make Dinner bread rolls

In speaking with a good friend of mine Kavisha Pinto, she mentioned how easy it is to make dinner rolls. I attempted this make over Christmas when the hubby was late coming home from work for Christmas Eve. I was too busy slaving in the kitchen to step out to buy rolls and I'm glad it worked out that way or else I would have delayed my attempt to make this super easy rolls.

What you need:

• 11/2 cup wheat flour
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 4 tbsp of mayonnaise
• Pinch of salt (optional)

The Make:
Preparation time: 5 mins | Baking Time: 15-20 minutes | Makes 10 medium sized rolls

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. You can use a muffin tray if you are concerned about the shape or what I did was randomly divide the dough to 10 different parts and place it on a butter paper on a normal bake tray.

2. In a large bowl, sift in the flour and baking powder. Then add the milk and mayonnaise and stir in well.

3. Add the pinch of salt and mix once more.

4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven until browned or nicely puffed up.

Serve hot. Your family is sure to love this esp your little ones :)