Frisée Salad With Poached Eggs

Serves: 4

Carole Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

42

Sweetness

61

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 tbsps

Olive Oil

6 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Spread 3 tablespoons of oil with a brush on both sides of bread and season with salt and pepper

3

Cut each slice into cubes and bake croutons on a baking sheet in middle of oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes

4

In a saucepan boil salt pork in cold water to cover for 2 minutes and drain in a colander

5

Rinse salt pork under cold water and pat dry with paper towels

6

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over moderate heat and in it cook salt pork, stirring frequently, until browned

7

Remove salt pork with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels

8

Pour 1/2 cup fat from skillet into a small bowl and whisk in shallots, white-wine vinegar, tarragon, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste until dressing is combined well

9

Fill a wide skillet with 2 inches water and add distilled vinegar

10

Bring liquid to a rolling boil over high heat and reduce heat to a bare simmer

11

Poach eggs, 3 at a time, by breaking each one into a saucer and sliding it into the water

12

As each egg goes in, push white back immediately toward yolk with a large slotted spoon, moving egg gently, and simmer 3 minutes

13

Drain eggs separately in slotted spoon, blot carefully with paper towels, and trim ragged edges of whites

14

In a large bowl toss together frisée, dressing, salt pork, and croutons

15

Divide salad among 6 plates and top with poached eggs

16

Preheat oven to 350°F

17

Spread 3 tablespoons of oil with a brush on both sides of bread and season with salt and pepper

18

Cut each slice into cubes and bake croutons on a baking sheet in middle of oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes

19

In a saucepan boil salt pork in cold water to cover for 2 minutes and drain in a colander

20

Rinse salt pork under cold water and pat dry with paper towels

21

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over moderate heat and in it cook salt pork, stirring frequently, until browned

22

Remove salt pork with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels

23

Pour 1/2 cup fat from skillet into a small bowl and whisk in shallots, white-wine vinegar, tarragon, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste until dressing is combined well

24

Fill a wide skillet with 2 inches water and add distilled vinegar

25

Bring liquid to a rolling boil over high heat and reduce heat to a bare simmer

26

Poach eggs, 3 at a time, by breaking each one into a saucer and sliding it into the water

27

As each egg goes in, push white back immediately toward yolk with a large slotted spoon, moving egg gently, and simmer 3 minutes

28

Drain eggs separately in slotted spoon, blot carefully with paper towels, and trim ragged edges of whites

29

In a large bowl toss together frisée, dressing, salt pork, and croutons

30

Divide salad among 6 plates and top with poached eggs