Diego Velázquez: Old woman poaching eggs, c. 1618

Poaching is the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally water, stock or wine. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x1729, 283 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Poaching (cooking) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x1729, 283 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Poaching (cooking) ... For others named Velázquez, see Velazquez (disambiguation). ... Simmering refer to food that are cooked in hot water but require gentler treatment than boiling to prevent toughening and prevent food from breaking up. ... Impact of a drop of water. ... Stock is a flavoured liquid. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ...

Poaching is particularly suitable for fragile food, such as eggs, poultry, fish and fruit, which might easily fall apart or dry out. For this reason, it is important to keep the heat low and to keep the poaching time to a bare minimum, which will also preserve the flavour of the food. An egg is an ovum produced by a female animal for reproduction, often prepared as food. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ...

The poaching liquid is called court bouillon and a classical court bouillon consists of: an acid (wine, lemon juice) aromatic (bouquet garni), poaching liquid, and mire poix. The liquid should be around 160-185°F (70-85°C), and always remember that to serve chicken safely it has to have reached a temperature of 165°F (74°C) in the core.

Poached eggs are generally cooked in water, fish in white wine, poultry in stock and fruit in red wine. How To Poach an Egg Heres how to poach perfect eggs. ...

External links

Chicken poaching in a pan

• Tips and Tricks for poaching eggs
• How to Poach an Egg at b3ta.com

Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on

Poaching