Alison Niven

Poached Eggs

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Gloagburn: Recipes from a Scottish Farm
Gloagburn

By Alison Niven

Published 2025

  • About

With practice anyone can make great poached eggs. The key is finding the freshest eggs available – the fresher the better.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • salt

Method

  1. Bring a wide pan of salted water to the boil.
  2. Break the eggs individually into cups or shallow dishes and carefully slide them into the water one by one. Once they’re all in, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and leave to cook.
  3. After 3 minutes, lift an egg out on a slotted spoon and prod it gently with your finger to make sure it’s not too soft. If y