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to poach

to poach

34 3.9
To cook food gently in hot water, for example an egg or fish
  • verb
  • /poʊtʃ/
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  • To make a classic eggs Benedict, you need to poach the eggs gently before assembling the dish.
  • poached eggs
  • poached salmon
  • poached pears

Basically, you're just going to peel it and either poach, steam, boil the carrot and puree it.

Examples

  • I will have poached eggs.

  • I've discovered that when making poached eggs, heating the pan too fast makes my eggs not so good.

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  • Once all of your eggs are in the water, poach them for a few minutes.

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  • You may also apply it to poach all kinds of tasty seafood.

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  • I'll have the poached salmon.

  • I might get in the mood to grill some steaks or poach a salmon.

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  • Poached eggs on toast, spinach, and a baked apple.

  • Add to your diet: Bake, grill, or poach salmon with fresh herbs and citrus zest.

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  • It was avocado toast with two poached eggs, some cayenne for a little kick.

  • I'd have preferred oatmeal, but instead ate a generous plate of potatoes, poached eggs, and pleasantly lean bacon.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

to coddle
vsto poach
1 6.2

Cook food gently in water that is almost boiling, especially eggs

cooks food by simmering gently in liquid at a lower temperature

Phrasal Verbs

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How Cooked

to overcook
13 1.0
hard-boiled
7 1.8
to shirr
  • Specialized
1 9.9
to poach
34 3.9
to undercook
8 2.7

Surface Forms

poach infinitive
poached past
poached past participle
poaching present participle
poaches third person singular

Etymology

Poach (to cook gently in water) comes from the French pocher, from poche meaning 'pocket' or 'bag'. Imagine an egg being cooked in a little 'pocket' of water, so to poach is to cook food gently in liquid.