Poached egg on avocado toast

Samson Wan
Samson Wan @sam_can_cook
London, UK

My friend had this at a restaurant and challenged me to see if I could make it because she enjoyed it. I get the feeling she enjoyed it so much, she wanted me to make more of it for her.

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Poached egg on avocado toast

My friend had this at a restaurant and challenged me to see if I could make it because she enjoyed it. I get the feeling she enjoyed it so much, she wanted me to make more of it for her.

#mycookbook
#avocadotoast
#avocado
#toast
#poachedegg

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Ingredients

10 mins
1 serving
  1. 2 slicesbread
  2. 1avocado
  3. Lemon juice
  4. 2egg
  5. Vinegar
  6. Salt
  7. Chilli flakes (optional)

Cooking Instructions

10 mins
  1. 1

    Toast the bread. I usually use a grill rather than a toaster to control the browning.

  2. 2

    Carefully cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and scoop out the avocado flesh.

  3. 3

    Add a little lemon juice to the avocado and mash to your desired constancy and set aside. The lemon is important, it stops the avocado from going off quickly.

  4. 4

    Heat some water. As it comes to a boil, add some vinegar to the the water.

  5. 5

    Secret technique - gently crack an egg into a sieve and allow the extra egg white to drain off. You'll notice that there is still an egg yolk and the main egg white. The extra egg white causes the stringing when you usually poach an egg. Once this is removed, you have a nice, smooth, bubble like raw egg ready for poaching.

  6. 6

    Stir the boiling water to create a vortex and gently add the egg into the water. Boil for 3 minutes for a runny yolk. You can do two at a time, but I stick to 1 so they don’t interfere with one another. You may need to adjust your time to have your yolk to the consistency that you like.

  7. 7

    Use a slotted spoon to fish out the egg and place on a kitchen towel to absorb any excess water.

  8. 8

    Spread the avocado on the toast, add the poached egg, salt and pepper to taste and it’s ready to eat. Enjoy!

  9. 9

    Side note: My friend kept wanting to add chilli flakes to the avocado smash, but I’m not sure the flavour comes through. Have a go and see for yourself.

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Samson Wan
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I grew up in a Chinese takeaway and I was always fascinated by how my dad used to cook. I have expanded my knowledge away from Chinese cuisine and want to get others interested in cooking.
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Comments

Nadine Schweitzer
Nadine Schweitzer @deanyeatsworld
I love poached eggs on avocado and toast.

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