Poaching (cooking)

Poaching (cooking)

Poaching is the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally water, stock or wine.

Poaching is particularly suitable for fragile food, such as eggs, poultry, fish and fruit, which might easily fall apart or dry out. For this reason, it is important to keep the heat low and to keep the poaching time to a bare minimum, which will also preserve the flavour of the food.

The poaching liquid is called court bouillon and a classical court bouillon consists of: an acid (wine, lemon juice), aromatic (bouquet garni), poaching liquid, and mirepoix. The liquid should be around 160-185°F (70-85°C), and always remember that to serve chicken safely it has to have reached a temperature of 165°F (74°C) in the core.

Poached eggs are generally cooked in water and vinegar, fish in white wine, poultry in stock and fruit in red wine.

A perfect poached egg is an egg poached just to the point where the white is no longer runny and the yolk is beginning to harden around the edges.

See also

* Boiled egg

External links

* [http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?showtopic=36989 Tips and Tricks for poaching eggs]
* [http://www.b3ta.com/features/howtopoachanegg/ How to Poach an Egg at b3ta.com]


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