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Originally posted by toocute
I have a question 
How do you poach? What is poaching?
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It's a lot like steaming, and depends on what you're poaching. To poach an egg, you boil water, crack the egg, then slip it gently into the water. Or, you can use an egg poacher
; 3-3½ minutes is the normal cooking time.
To poach meat, it's easier to do in the oven. I use a roasting pan that has a removable rack (which helps it stand about 2" from the bottom of the pan), put water in the pan almost to the rack. You can add spices to the water to change the flavor of the meat somewhat. Put the meat on the rack, and bake at 350° until it's done (boned chicken breasts usually take about 45 minutes).
Edited to add: poaching keeps the meat moist, but cooked enough to use for a recipe. It looks rather, blah, but it really does taste better than using stringly stuff (unless you have a TON of leftovers to use!).