The gentle heat provided by poaching is one of the best ways to cook delicate proteins like fish and eggs. Use our poaching guides to become the best brunch cook around, and a shrimp cocktail expert.

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A bowl of pesto chicken salad with crackers on the side
Pesto Chicken Salad
overhead shot of curry chicken salad on a beige plate
Curry Chicken Salad
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Drunken Chicken Recipe
overhead view of bollito misto in Dutch oven
Bollito Misto (Italian Feast of Mixed Boiled Meats) Recipe
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Juicy and Tender Poached Chicken With Watercress and Miso Dressing
a platter of sliced poached chicken topped with Green Goddess sauce and asparagus spears
Poached Chicken and Asparagus With Green Goddess Sauce Recipe
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The Canal House Perfect Bite: Poach Your Chicken and Asparagus for a Light, Easy Meal
Overhead view of a cut poached egg
Perfect Microwave Poached Eggs
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Eggs Sardou (New Orleans-Style Poached Eggs With Artichoke Hearts, Spinach, and Hollandaise) Recipe
Perfectly poached egg resting on a toasted, buttered English muffin halve
Easy Poached Eggs
Close-up of yolk running out of poached egg in pool of red wine sauce with carrots, pearl onions, and bacon
Oeufs en Meurette (Poached Eggs in Red Wine Sauce) Recipe
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Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict With Dill Hollandaise Recipe
A bowl of stir-fried farro with garlicky kale and a poached egg, served with a ramekin of sambal oelek and a pinch bowl of salt.
Stir-Fried Farro With Garlicky Kale and Poached Egg Recipe
Spring vegetable salad with poached egg and crispy bread crumbs, served in a wooden bowl.
Spring Vegetable Salad With Poached Egg and Crispy Bread Crumbs Recipe
Crispy Potato Latkes and Pastrami Benedict
Pastrami Benedict from 'The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home'
Two foolproof Eggs Benedict on a ceramic plate. The yolk is broken on the left Benedict, showing that the eggs has been properly poached.
Foolproof Eggs Benedict Recipe
poached egg with asparagus
The Food Lab's Micro-Steamed Asparagus With Poached Egg and Walnut Vinaigrette Recipe
Overhead view of a Spring Salad of Asparagus, Ramps, Snap Peas, and Peas With Poached Egg and Lemon Zest Vinaigrette.
Spring Salad of Asparagus, Ramps, Snap Peas, & Peas With Lemon Zest Vinaigrette
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Michael Ruhlman's Warm Arugula Salad with Bacon and Poached Eggs Recipe
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Crispy Poached Eggs Crown This Spring Vegetable Salad
Side view of two New England shrimp rolls
Shrimp Rolls (New England–Style Seafood Sandwiches) Recipe
Two lobster rolls overflowing with lobster
Connecticut-Style Warm Buttered Lobster Rolls
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Cod à la Nage (Poached in Broth) With Coconut Milk, Lime, and Lemongrass
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Halibut à la Nage (Poached in Broth) With Clams, Dill, and White Wine Recipe
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Poached Salmon With Dill Horseradish Sauce Recipe
gently cooked salmon fillet on a bed of summer vegetables and broth
Salmon à la Nage (Poached in Broth) With Summer Vegetables Recipe
Walleye with white wine-shallot sauce
Michael Ruhlman's Shallow-Poached Walleye with White Wine-Shallot Sauce Recipe
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The Secret Ingredient (Anchovy): Halibut Poached in Olive Oil with Chunky Tapenade Recipe
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My Thai: Pomelo and Shrimp Salad (Miang Som O)