How To Poach An Egg in The Microwave in about 3 mins | Chefs At Heart

Directions

• Step 0: Prepare Firstly | 1 min
  Gather all ingredients & all utensils
• Step 1: Add Water & Eggs Into The Bowls | 1 min
  Add water into the bowls, sufficient enough to cover the eggs and a bit more. I prefer using see through plastic bowls so i can check the progress of the egg easily when in the microwave & also avoid burning my hands when picking those up.
  
  Then crack the eggs and drop them carefully into each bowl.
• Step 2: Add The Bowls Into The Microwave | 2 mins
  Add the bowls into the microwave.
  Set it on for 2 mins @ the medium setting.
  In this example, Faye wanted to get involved as you can see from the pictures. She was messing around with my microwave settings and she put it on the high intensity instead.
  
  They were almost done in 2 mins instead but as a matter of habit i put it for an additional minute as i usually do. How can i tell that were already ready? Hmm other than having a small explosion during the extra 1 min, their white was already white and their yolk well done after the 2 mins.
  
  If that was on the medium setting, in the first phase of the 2 min cooking the result should had been
  – the white still see through after 2 mins; therefore needed another 1 or another 30 s
  – after the 2 mins an explosion should not had been expected
  – the yolk should had been somewhere between medium to well done or not that ready yet
• Step 3: Repeat For Another Minute, if necessary | 1 min
  By saying “If necessary” what do we mean?
  
  – Check if the egg white is now proper white
  Some microwaves do behave differently i.e. hotter than others
  
  – And it also depends from the size of the eggs used i.e. larger eggs will need more time than smaller ones that will need less i.e. at least 30 seconds difference
  
  – and the amount of the eggs used i.e. you need less time for 1 egg, more for time 2 eggs, even more for 3 eggs.
  
  If uncertain what is the best approach when considering the above mentioned points, do set the microwave in shorter cooking times i.e. cook for 1 min at first and then repeated 30 second phases with a few seconds resting/checking time so you can have a better control on the cooking and its progress.
  
  BE CAREFUL: if you overcook them, the eggs might explode!!!- the right one in the picture above had a slight explosion, can be more exciting and not to welcomed than the above i.e. an egg splashed accross the microwave
  
  Once you are happy with the poaching, then remove the eggs and place them on a kitchen paper towel to absorb the excess of water.
• Step 4: Enjoy!
  Eat them on their own or get inspired with one of my recipes that use poached eggs.