Cooking salad with poached egg

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

What is poached? Surely many people know about it, but not everyone risks cooking it, and they don’t even want to talk about salads. In fact, making a poached egg salad is very simple, if you understand the recipe well.

A bit of history

So, the word “poached” came from the French pochette, which means a bag in Russian. The full name in modern French is oeufs poches (of posh). The literal translation is an egg scalded with boiling water. This species itself appeared in the 14th century in France. It was one of the favorite treats of the elite. Later, the recipe for the dish was written down in a cookbook that was famous for its household tricks. It was called Le Menagier de Paris. This is how the term “poached” was born.

Often it is presented as one of the ways to prepare the most delicate dishes. According to technology, it is similar to quenching, softening coarse tissues. But the technique itself is aimed at products that were originally soft. Russian cookbooks can also boast of this word. The first name sounded like "bags". Later it was changed to "in a bag". This is what helped the mostdistribution of dishes in Russia.

How to cook a poached egg and what does it look like?

There are many recipes for poached egg salads. We will consider some of them in detail. But let's first learn how to cook the most important ingredient. Below is one way to prepare it. He is the easiest.

For cooking we need:

• fresh chicken eggs - 5 pcs.;
• water - 2 l;
• s alt - 1 tsp;
• grape vinegar (you can table) - 1 tsp.

Put a pot of water on the fire, add vinegar there. We wash the eggs and take one in hand. Carefully break the shell, pour the contents on a saucer or into a cup, trying not to damage the yolk. As soon as the temperature of the water rises to 97 degrees, adjust the heat so that it does not boil, as the protein can instantly curdle. Start stirring it to form a funnel. Take a saucer or cup with protein and yolk, carefully pour into the water, hitting the center of the funnel. Do the same with others. Do not overdo it, and remember that they should not stick to each other. Boil them for 3 to 6 minutes. To check their doneness, scoop out one with a spoon, pressing a little with your finger, evaluate the strength of the protein. We take out the finished product from the pan, dry it. The best result is a flat and smooth ball. If there are rags, just cut them off. This egg is a protein that tightly surrounds the yolk. The protein should be tightly cooked, and the core should be slightly thickened. In theory, this dish should bemuch tastier than a regular boiled egg. No wonder everyone loved him so much in France?

The lightest salad

Now let's move on to the recipe with a photo of salad with poached egg.

We will need:

• olive oil - 2 tbsp. l.;
• tomatoes and cucumbers - 2 and 1 pcs.;
• sea s alt – pinch;
• chicken egg - one;
• feta cheese - to taste;
• arugula - 2 bunches;
• seasoning "Provencal herbs" - a pinch;
• pesto to taste.

Spread the salad on a plate. We cut cucumbers with tomatoes. Next, prepare poached according to the recipe that was given above. Put the finished egg on a dish. Add pesto sauce and feta cheese. Herbs with sea s alt are added to taste.

What if we add some ham?

Let's experiment by adding ham, change the composition of the salad.

Ingredients we need:

• ham;
• cherry tomatoes - 4 pcs.;
• lettuce leaves - 3 pieces;
• slice of loaf;
• hard cheese;
• balsamic vinegar - 1 tsp;
• chicken egg.

Wash the lettuce leaves, dry them. Gently tear it apart with your hands. Put the pieces on a plate and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. We take a slice of a loaf, cut into cubes, fry in a preheated pan. As soon as the crackers become golden, remove from heat. You should get the following result: they are crispy on the outside, andsoft inside. Cut cherry tomatoes into two halves, put them on a plate with lettuce. Add croutons. Next, let's move on to cheese. We take a small grater, rub it, sprinkle it on a plate. Now we take on the most important thing - a poached egg. After boiling the egg, lay it in the center of the plate and pepper, s alt to taste. After that, we will make a small incision in the egg so that the yolk leaks onto the salad. At the end of cooking, add ham.

Following simple recipes, you can pleasantly surprise guests, as well as friends and relatives. A photo of a salad with a poached egg can be seen in the article. Enjoy your meal!