Microwave Poached Egg on Toast

Trisha W's Note:

This recipe came with my very first microwave 20+ years ago. It makes an easy, quick, no mess breakfast.

• Total Time: 3 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 1 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 1

• 1 slice bread , toasted
• 1 large egg
• butter , to taste
• salt , to taste
• pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Place the toast on a plate, butter it, flatten the middle down with the back of a fork.
2. Crack and carefully pour the egg into the flattened middle of the toast, not allowing it to spill over into the plate.
3. Prick the yolk quickly and carefully with the tines of the fork and bake in the microwave on a turntable for about 1 minute on 60-70% power, until the white is cooked through or desired doneness is achieved.

Reviews

[jeanmarieok]

I wanted to love this - I eat poached eggs a couple of times a week and would have loved having a short-cut. While the egg is almost cooked perfectly (every microwave and egg is different, you have to fiddle a little with the time to get it to your liking, which makes perfect sense to me), the bread got kind of soggy and chewy. I tried a couple of different whole grain breads, with the same results.

[mandabacca]

I really wanted this to work for me, but I've made several attempts, playing around with the microwave, and the yolk is never liquid enough and the white is usually not solid enough all around. I may continue to fiddle with it (and will post again if I have success)because it would make poached eggs so fast and easy.

[scotty's mom..]

I love that I can make such a speedy breakfast.