Recipe: Poached Eggs in Sumac Chilli Butter

Poached egg with delicious lemony buttery sauce in just 10 minutes.

Sumac is a zingy lemon flavoured spice used in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking. Mixed with butter and poured over eggs is a velvety tangy bowl-licking experience.

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Poached Eggs in Sumac Chilli Butter

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Sumac is a zingy lemon flavoured spice used in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking. Mixed with butter and poured over eggs is a velvety tangy bowl-licking experience.

Author: Flaevor
Total Time: 15 Minutes
Yield: 1 1x
Category: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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2 eggs
1 Tbsp butter
1/4 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp dried chilli flakes
1 tsp sumac
Flatbreads for serving (homemade flatbread recipe here)

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Instructions

For the poached eggs: Using a large saucepan, fill with water and add salt. Bring to the boil then lower the heat until the water is barely moving. Crack eggs individually into 2 ramekins or small bowls, then lower as close to the surface of the water as you can and quickly drop eggs in. Poach for 2 – 3 minutes or until whites are firm. The inside should still be runny.
Combine butter, garlic, chilli flakes and sumac in a saucepan, gently heat until the butter has melted and becomes clear (there should be no creamy texture. The sumac will separate and look like dark flakes.)
Drizzle sumac butter over eggs and serve with pita bread or homemade flatbreads (recipe below).