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What did you have for breakfast thread?

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    #92
    angeldelight
    Registered Users Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon - one of my favourites


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    #93
    BhoscaCapall
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭BhoscaCapall


    Faith wrote: »
    Do you hate all egg white or just fried? I can't stand egg whites, but I've been thinking of trying poached eggs recently. I love the yolk so if the white was more palatable when poached, that would be great.
    Mainly fried. It's like eating rubber farts, absolutely gross. It's not so bad when the yolk is soft since that tastes pretty great. Poached eggs I find the white isn't as bad as it's still a bit soft and the yolk runs all over it.
    Kat1170 wrote: »
    Bring water to boil.
    Place eggs in water.
    Remove from heat and cover.
    Wait 6 Mins.
    Perfect poached eggs.
    Leave to 7/8 Mins if you like your egg well done.

    Hope this helps.
    Uh does this actually work for you? Every recipe I've ever read says 2-3 mins, not to mention simply cracking eggs into a pan of water results in a soggy half boiled mess.


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    #94
    Malari
    Registered Users Posts: 18,150 ✭✭✭✭Malari


    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    Mainly fried. It's like eating rubber farts, absolutely gross. It's not so bad when the yolk is soft since that tastes pretty great. Poached eggs I find the white isn't as bad as it's still a bit soft and the yolk runs all over it.

    Gross! (And also hilarious.)

    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    Uh does this actually work for you? Every recipe I've ever read says 2-3 mins, not to mention simply cracking eggs into a pan of water results in a soggy half boiled mess.

    Me too. I get egg soup. My mom swears by putting some vinegar in the water and swirling it. My aunt swears by putting a bit of salt in the water. Whatever I try, it's still egg soup. I have a pan that has a plastic insert with indentations which hold the egg just in the water and that's the only way I can poach eggs.


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    #95
    Faith
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    Well, I tried poached eggs today. The yolk was delicious, but the white still make me nauseas :(. It's one of the few things that I really can't stomach! It's a shame because I adore egg yolks, and I always look weird when I leave just egg whites on plates :o.


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    #96
    RoseBlossom
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    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    Poached eggs are great too but I don't have a poacher, the whirlpool method doesn't work on an induction hob and the clingfilm one seems hit and miss. Not a fan of fried as I find egg white absolute rotten.

    I haven't tried it myself, but I heard a tip once that if you immerse the unbroken egg for a few seconds in the boiling water (maybe 15-20) and then crack it in, the egg will keep together better because the outer layer will have solidified a little. I think you wouldn't want the water to be too turbulent though, as it would tear the egg apart, so maybe an approach like Kat1170's would work well with this.


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    #97
    Kat1170
    Registered Users Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    Uh does this actually work for you? Every recipe I've ever read says 2-3 mins, not to mention simply cracking eggs into a pan of water results in a soggy half boiled mess.
    Malari wrote: »
    Me too. I get egg soup. My mom swears by putting some vinegar in the water and swirling it. My aunt swears by putting a bit of salt in the water. Whatever I try, it's still egg soup. I have a pan that has a plastic insert with indentations which hold the egg just in the water and that's the only way I can poach eggs.

    The fresher the egg the better for poaching. One tip from Heston Blumenthal is to break the egg onto a slotted/perforated spoon and let the watery part of the white drain away before placing the egg in the water.

    It takes 6 minutes instead of 2/3 because you remove the pot of water from the heat and let the egg cook in just the heat already in the water from bringing it to the boil initially.

    Only swirl the water gently, not like a whirlpool :) the vinegar helps the white set but some people don't like the taste.


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    #98
    Dizzyblonde
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    Faith wrote: »
    Well, I tried poached eggs today. The yolk was delicious, but the white still make me nauseas :(. It's one of the few things that I really can't stomach! It's a shame because I adore egg yolks, and I always look weird when I leave just egg whites on plates :o.

    I've never been able to eat the white either, and just leave it on the plate or in the shell. My daughters can't eat egg white either.


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    #99
    GalwayGuy2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,269 ✭✭✭GalwayGuy2


    Hmm, for poach eggs I pour boiling water into a bowl, crack two eggs into it and put it into the microwave for two minutes, and let stand for 30 seconds (I think). I'm paranoid, so the egg yolk isn't liquidy or soft, but if you fiddle with the time I'd say it's be an easy way to make poached eggs.

    I usually have them once per day or two on brown bread, butter, sea salt and hot chilli powder:P With ketchup for dipping. Nom, Nom.


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    #100
    BhoscaCapall
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    The idea of the whirlpool is so the egg keeps together in the water, that's the 'proper' way to do them (without a poacher). I find it hard to believe anyone's made decent poached eggs by just lobbing them into the boiled water but I'll try it next time...


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    #101
    ArtyC
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    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    The idea of the whirlpool is so the egg keeps together in the water, that's the 'proper' way to do them (without a poacher). I find it hard to believe anyone's made decent poached eggs by just lobbing them into the boiled water but I'll try it next time...


    boil water, add vineager. pinch salt. break egg into a teacup. when the water starts boilingtilt the teacup into boiling water. after a 40 secs let into water and repeat as many eggs as you need. WORKS EVERY TIME!


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    #102
    BhoscaCapall
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    ArtyC wrote: »
    boil water, add vineager. pinch salt. break egg into a teacup. when the water starts boiling tilt the teacup into boiling water. after a 40 secs let into water and repeat as many eggs as you need. WORKS EVERY TIME!
    What do you mean here? Sit the teacup into the pan for 40 secs then pour it into the water?


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    #103
    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    Moving on from the egg discussion...

    I had a bowl of porridge with raspberries, blackberries, redcurrants and a drizzle of honey.
    Also had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, cup of tea and a satsuma.


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    #104
    ArtyC
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    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    What do you mean here? Sit the teacup into the pan for 40 secs then pour it into the water?

    No tilt the teacup into the water, letting the water into the cup. The egg will form enough in 40 secs they there's no need to twirl wAter


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    #105
    BhoscaCapall
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    Just tried it there. I ended up with a third poached third soft boiled third hard boiled egg as I left it in too long, but I can see the method working. One thing I would add is to coat the teacup with olive oil or it just gets stuck to it (could be cos it went a bit hardboiled around the side).


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    #106
    5unflower
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭5unflower


    Blueberry Pancakes, Sunday morning bliss :-)

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    #107
    VanillaLime
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭VanillaLime


    5unflower wrote: »
    Blueberry Pancakes, Sunday morning bliss :-)


    I had blueberry pancakes too, they were delish! Yours look much prettier than mine though!!


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    #108
    5unflower
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭5unflower


    And staying with the blueberry theme, a nice bowl of porridge this morning :-)

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    #109
    kylith
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    Porridge with raisins, dried blueberries, dried cranberries, and dried cherries. The only way to start a working day.


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    #110
    stop animal cruelty
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    Local homemade brown bread, 1 boiled egg, 2 wheatabix, some blueberries & freshly squeezed orange :)


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    #111
    ArtyC
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    Two boiled eggs- cheap cheerful!


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    #112
    angeldelight
    Registered Users Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭angeldelight


    Scrambled eggs and bacon medallions - pretty boring but it hit the spot


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    #113
    Overflow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭Overflow


    This.

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    Not my picture but they turned out very well !


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    #114
    snowgal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭snowgal


    I had 2 mini kinder sweets and lemsip and berocca! mmm yum breakfast!


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    #115
    oscarBravo
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    Kelly's lamb and redcurrant jelly sausages, Gordon Ramsay-style scrambled eggs, freshly-baked bread rolls in miniature loaf form, orange juice, strong tay. Nom.


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    #116
    bobbygyrl
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    Tea and burnt toast!


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    #117
    demanufactured
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    Peanut MnMs


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    #118
    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    Two Granby sausages on Brennan's Batch bread, cup of tea.


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    #119
    Dizzyblonde
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    Rashers, grilled tomatoes, toast and a big mug of tea.


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    #120
    homemadecider
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    Oat pancakes, marmalade, black pudding. Winner.


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    Faith
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    Croissants and coffee. Very continental!


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