Portuguese poached meringues
Soft poached egg-white meringues served with vanilla-cinnamon custard.
⏱ Estimated time: 50 minutes🍽 Servings: 6🇵🇹 Portugal
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 litre milk
- 180 g sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Lemon peel
- Ground cinnamon for serving
Step-by-step method
- Separate eggs. Gently warm milk with cinnamon and lemon peel.
- Whip whites with about half the sugar to firm peaks.
- Spoon clouds of meringue into hot milk and poach gently, turning until thoroughly cooked. Lift onto a serving dish.
- Beat yolks with remaining sugar and cornflour. Temper with some hot milk and return to the pan, stirring gently until fully cooked and thickened.
- Spoon the custard over the meringues, dust with cinnamon and chill.
✦ Cooking tip
Both meringues and egg custard must be fully cooked; keep refrigerated.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.