Slow-Poached Eggs

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Yield:
4

Use this egg recipe from chef David Chang's "Momofuku" cookbook to make his Slow-Poached Eggs with Shrimp and Grits. Photo courtesy of Gabriele Stabile.

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs

Directions

  1. Fit a large pot with a rack and fill with water. Place over lowest possible heat.

  2. Heat water to between 140 and 145 degrees; add eggs to pot. Cook eggs 40 to 45 minutes, checking temperature regularly; add ice cubes if water gets too hot.

  3. Use eggs immediately or transfer to an ice-water bath to chill. Drain, and transfer to refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Warm eggs under piping hot tap water for 1 minute before using.

  4. To serve eggs, crack them, one at a time, into small individual saucers. The thin white should not be firm or solid. Carefully pour off loosest part of white before serving.

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