227 poached egg recipes

Szczupak po Polsku is Polish-style poached fish topped with a butter, hard-boiled egg, lemon, and dill sauce. A traditional Christmas Eve dish that comes together in just 30 minutes.

Bone-in chicken poached with leeks and celery in a silky egg yolk-and-cream enriched broth with lemon. A refined French-style braised chicken that's pure elegance in a soup plate.

Pescado con agristada: Sephardic poached fish in lemon-egg sauce with cake meal. Traditional Jewish recipe served warm or chilled, kosher for Passover.

Coquilles Saint-Jacques: scallops poached in white wine, folded with mushrooms into a creamy velouté enriched with egg yolk and cream, then piled into shells and gratineed golden. The classic French scallop dish.

Liver dumplings (leberknödel) blend scraped beef liver with lard, breadcrumbs, egg, and parsley, then poach in clear broth. Single-serving Austrian-German soup garnish.

Smoked salmon and a soft poached egg piled onto a fluffy baked potato, drizzled with chive and white wine sour cream sauce, then crowned with caviar. A fast, elegant brunch plate.

Crustade of chicken and pigeon: a medieval-style savory custard tart of tender poached game and chicken with mushrooms and raisins, set in a spiced egg-and-stock custard. Old English flavors in a pastry case.

Poached walleye baked under a classic Mornay sauce of egg yolks, cream, and cheese. A French-inspired lake-fish supper with a golden bubbled top straight from the oven.

Turbot fillets gently poached in milk infused with anise-scented Pernod, then napped with a velvety egg yolk sauce. This elegant French-style fish dish needs just a handful of ingredients and an hour of your time.

Gruibenknoedel are traditional German cracklings dumplings with pork cracklings, breadcrumbs, herbs, and eggs, poached and served in hot beef broth. Rustic comfort food in 25 minutes.

Mexican rabbit casserole with herb-poached rabbit, corn, tomatoes, black olives, and chili powder, bound with a cornmeal and egg yolk mixture and baked until set.

French apple cake with poached apples topped in a light, flourless almond batter with lemon zest and whipped egg whites. Served lukewarm with custard or cream.

Huevos rancheros with poached eggs on steamed flour tortillas topped with a fresh tomato-chili sauce and grated cheddar. A quick Mexican-style breakfast for two that comes together in 35 minutes.

Classic British fish pie with poached white fish in a creamy parsley and egg sauce, topped with mashed potato and baked until golden. Simple, hearty comfort food.

French fish poached in champagne with onion, lemon, and thyme, finished with a silky egg yolk and champagne butter sauce. An elegant, classic technique that cooks the fillets in minutes.

Huachinango Maria Teresa, a Mexican red snapper casserole with poached fish, eggs, cream, red bell peppers, and bread crumbs baked until set. A traditional coastal Mexican seafood dish.