You can make poached eggs for a crowd a whole day ahead of time too. Move the cooked eggs from the hot water directly into a bowl of ice water. Keep this bowl in the refrigerator until it’s almost time to eat. Reheat the poached eggs in a pan of simmering water just until heated through, 30 to 60 seconds.
Hosting brunch is all about coming up with a game plan. You need to design a menu that has some make-ahead components so that you’re organized and calm when your guests arrive. For the responsible hosts among us, that means serving a make-ahead breakfast casserole, coffee cake, or baked egg dish.
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Restaurants have their methods of making poached eggs ahead of time and then reheating them for service. When Cook’s Illustrated test cook Andrew Janjigian developed a recipe for Perfect Poached Eggs, he was determined to do the same. He found he could prepare the eggs up to three days in advance using this cook-then-reheat technique. No cooking to order. No stress. No loss of quality.
But for others (even those of us who know better) that pull of serving perfect poached eggs— whether it’s in eggs benedict, over hash, or alongside toast and homemade sausage—makes them throw the make-ahead game plan out the window. The result? A delicious meal, but a hectic stretch of time when you’re doing all the last-minute stirring, cooking, and draining while your guests sit patiently at the table.
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FAQ
How long do poached eggs last in the fridge?
How do you poach eggs early?
Can you make poached eggs a day ahead?
You can make poached eggs for a crowd a whole day ahead of time too. Move the cooked eggs from the hot water directly into a bowl of ice water. Keep this bowl in the refrigerator until it’s almost time to eat. Reheat the poached eggs in a pan of simmering water just until heated through, 30 to 60 seconds.
What is the best way to cook eggs?
The best way to prepare eggs are shorter and lower-heat cooking methods, as they cause less cholesterol oxidation and help retain most of the egg’s nutrients. For this reason, poached and boiled (either hard or soft) eggs may be the healthiest to eat. Also, these cooking methods, don’t add any unnecessary calories, like oil.
Can you cook a poached egg without overcooking?
With a pot of simmering water you run the risk of accidentally overcooking them. The water that comes out of your hot tap will almost certainly be hot enough to re-warm the eggs without overcooking them. Mine comes out at 140°F, which is just about the right serving temperature for a poached egg.
When do you poach eggs for a crowd?
We usually poach the eggs the night before or the morning of the brunch. If it’s already close to serving time, you can also hold fully poached eggs in a bowl of warm water so you can do several batches of eggs but then serve them all at once. Do you have any other tips when poaching eggs for a crowd?