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250 g greek-style yoghurt
1 garlic clove, crushed to a paste (5 g)
10 ml lemon juice (10 g)
20 g tahini
4 eggs (204 g)
10 ml red wine vinegar (10 g), for the poaching water
25 g unsalted butter
2 g smoked paprika
5 g fresh mint, shredded
2 slices wholegrain bread (60 g), toasted
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Stir the garlic, lemon juice and tahini through the yoghurt until it is smooth and spreadable; loosen it with a tablespoon of cold water if the tahini stiffens it. No salt goes in, because the paprika butter and the toast already bring enough. Let it sit somewhere warm while you cook; fridge-cold yoghurt chills the eggs the moment they land.
Bring a wide pan of water to a bare simmer and add the vinegar. You want lazy bubbles rising singly from the base, not a rolling boil, which shreds the whites.
Crack the eggs in one at a time and cook 3 minutes. Lift one out on a slotted spoon and press the white gently: it should feel firm and slippery, with the yolk still yielding underneath.
While they poach, melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the paprika off the heat. It should turn deep red and smell sweet; if it smells sharp the butter got too hot.
Spread the yoghurt across two warm plates, sit two drained eggs on each, spoon the paprika butter over and scatter with mint. Grind over pepper and serve with the toast. Serve on the toasted bread.
Serve
A soft yolk is not fully cooked. Guidance is to avoid undercooked egg if you are pregnant, over 70, under 2, or your immune system is low or suppressed — which includes many people on immune-modifying medicines. Cook the yolk through instead: the dish still works.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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Poached Eggs on Garlicky Yoghurt with Paprika Butter
Serves 2 · Prep 8 min · Cook 10 min
Poached eggs set on a pool of garlic, lemon and tahini yoghurt, finished with smoked paprika butter and mint, with toast for mopping.
Ingredients
250 g greek-style yoghurt
1 garlic clove, crushed to a paste (5 g)
10 ml lemon juice (10 g)
20 g tahini
4 eggs (204 g)
10 ml red wine vinegar (10 g), for the poaching water
25 g unsalted butter
2 g smoked paprika
5 g fresh mint, shredded
2 slices wholegrain bread (60 g), toasted
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2225 kJ / 531.8 kcal · protein 24.3 g · carbohydrate 19.8 g · fibre 4.6 g · fat 38.2 g · sodium 369.5 mg
Method
Stir the garlic, lemon juice and tahini through the yoghurt until it is smooth and spreadable; loosen it with a tablespoon of cold water if the tahini stiffens it. No salt goes in, because the paprika butter and the toast already bring enough. Let it sit somewhere warm while you cook; fridge-cold yoghurt chills the eggs the moment they land.
Bring a wide pan of water to a bare simmer and add the vinegar. You want lazy bubbles rising singly from the base, not a rolling boil, which shreds the whites.
Crack the eggs in one at a time and cook 3 minutes. Lift one out on a slotted spoon and press the white gently: it should feel firm and slippery, with the yolk still yielding underneath.
While they poach, melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the paprika off the heat. It should turn deep red and smell sweet; if it smells sharp the butter got too hot.
Spread the yoghurt across two warm plates, sit two drained eggs on each, spoon the paprika butter over and scatter with mint. Grind over pepper and serve with the toast. Serve on the toasted bread.
Serve
A soft yolk is not fully cooked. Guidance is to avoid undercooked egg if you are pregnant, over 70, under 2, or your immune system is low or suppressed — which includes many people on immune-modifying medicines. Cook the yolk through instead: the dish still works.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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