Kippers cooked in jug and served with a poached egg

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Preheat a pyrex jug by filling it with boiling water from the kettle. Refill the kettle and boil again

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• 220 g smoked herring fillets

Cover kippers with boiling water then cover with a plate and leave to poach in the jug for 7 minutes

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• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar

Bring water to a boil and add the white wine vinegar. Give the water a swirl while lowering the heat until barely simmering and then add the eggs to poach for around 3 minutes

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• 2 slices of wholemeal bread

Lightly toast the bread and remove the crusts

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• 25 g butter (room temperature)

Drain water and cut kippers in half then let the butter melt from residue heat in the jug

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Pour melted butter over kippers and top with a poached egg.

Enjoy your meal!