Perfectly Poached Eggs

Sundays are the perfect day for a good English breakfast but I needed to find a way to lighten the calories during my weight watcher regime and the first step was perfecting my egg poaching skills.

There was a few mishaps along the way including an exploded egg in the microwave but I have finally cracked it (sorry couldn't resist!!) so here's how I do it.

Take some oil on kitchen towel and run along the bottom of a large saucepan
Fill your saucepan with water and then bring to the boil
Turn heat down to med-low and then crack your eggs in the pan (I've never poached more than two at a time)

The next step is the biggest lesson I learned... leave the eggs alone!

After a cursory spoon round to bind the egg (although you may prefer to add some vinegar - I prefer not to) let them do their thing. Previously I'd always played around with the eggs which is where I was going wrong I've since discovered.

After a few minutes (depending on how you like your egg cooked) use a slotted spoon to remove the eggs and voila! Perfectly poached eggs with no fussing about and no creating whirlpools. I serve with quorn sausages (sausages are the devil points wise on weight watchers), potato waffles and a dollop of ketchup.

Do let me know if you manage to create your own perfectly poached eggs following my tips.