If you want to find the perfect food to sous vide, it has to be eggs, specifically the poached egg. The reason behind this is fairly simple – the eggs are sous vide at a low temperature and generally cook in the pot for about an hour long. This sous vide method allows for a perfectly cooked poached egg without much effort. Follow along with this delicious recipe to see how to perfectly sous vide poached eggs.

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Sous Vide Poached Eggs Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Cooking Time

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

How to Make Sous Vide Poached Eggs

1) Fill your large pot or sous vide bath with water and set the temperature to 162.5 degrees F

2) Lower the eggs into the warmed water for 15-20 minutes

3) Remove the eggs from the water after your preferred time has elapsed and set aside on a plate

4) Carefully crack the egg in the middle and peel off the top portion of the shell

5) Slowly slide out the sous vide poached egg onto whatever dish you are eating

Can you make these poached eggs ahead of time?

Yes, you can make these poached eggs for between four and five days ahead of time. Here’s how to do this: 

• After you are done poaching the eggs in the sous vide bath, put them immediately in iced water. 
• Once the eggs have cooled down, place them in a tightly sealed container for storage in the refigerator.
• To reheat the egg do this
  • Get a small bowl or mug and fill the container a quarter way up with water. 
  • Heat in the microwave for 1 minute
  • Let stand in the container for no more than 15 minutes

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