Sunday, February 14, 2016

Allen's Empire Eggs #EmpireEggs

To make empire eggs:
Make Latkes
Make microwave hollondaise sauce
Make poached eggs.
Place poached egg on smoked salmon on latke, and top with hollondaise sauce.  
I like some ground pepper on mine.

Potato Latkes:
Just over 1lb of potatoes-2 large and 1 small or 3 Med-large
1 onion coarsely shredded or finely chopped
2 eggs- lightly beaten
a little flour- 2tsp or so
1/2tsp salt

Preheat oven to 250 with baking tray with wire rack

Shred the potatoes coarsely- long strands are good- directly into cold water with a dash of lemon juice.
Soak for 1-2 minutes then strain- press into strainer to remove liquid.
Add onion.
Place on tea towel and french-roll,then squeeze out as much liquid as you can.
Place back in empty bowl- add salt and eggs and stir with fork.

Heat 1/4cup oil on high heat until hot but not smoking
Reduce to medium-high heat
Place large spoonfuls (2tbsp) of potato mixture into hot oil and press with fork to form 1/4" thick patties
Cook for 3-5 minutes per side until nicely browned
Place on wire rack in oven to keep warm until served.

Hollondaise sauce:
4 egg yolks
1/2c salted butter
1tsp lemon juice
2 pinches of cayenne pepper

Melt butter in microwave
Mix other ingredients, then drizzle butter in
Microwave for 15 seconds, stir, then another 15 seconds.

Poached eggs:
Boil raw egg for exactly 10 seconds.  Once cool enough to crack- put into ramikin. Stir not-quite boiling water to make whirlpool.  Pour egg from ramikin into center of whirlpool from as low as possible, all-at-once
cook for 3 minute then remove with slotted spoon and serve immediately

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