newly impressed with Joy of Cooking
Feb. 14th, 2011 08:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jinianI have made and eaten a poached egg on toast. It was exactly what I wanted, and I am pleased.
There was a moment of incredulity in finding out how to make a poached egg, which I've never cooked or eaten before, though I knew the general idea. The Joy of Cooking has an occasional moment of zaniness, and this is one. You are to boil water, then stir it to create "a mad vortex" before dropping in the egg. The Mad Vortex keeps the egg mass round, though there may still be streamers of white, which Joy offers one can snip off the egg with scissors before serving. I copped out on the Mad Vortex myself due to feeling unable to do it justice at present; the alternative method involves gently slipping the egg in at the water's still surface, much more in keeping with my still-sensitive stomach and tiredness.
There was a moment of incredulity in finding out how to make a poached egg, which I've never cooked or eaten before, though I knew the general idea. The Joy of Cooking has an occasional moment of zaniness, and this is one. You are to boil water, then stir it to create "a mad vortex" before dropping in the egg. The Mad Vortex keeps the egg mass round, though there may still be streamers of white, which Joy offers one can snip off the egg with scissors before serving. I copped out on the Mad Vortex myself due to feeling unable to do it justice at present; the alternative method involves gently slipping the egg in at the water's still surface, much more in keeping with my still-sensitive stomach and tiredness.
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Date: 2011-02-15 08:22 pm (UTC)Btw, are you xposting everything to dw now?
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Date: 2011-02-15 10:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-15 06:01 am (UTC)I *heart* poached eggs!
And, I'm glad you're getting better.