Red-Flannel Salmon Hash With Poached Eggs And Coriander Hollandaise

Serves: 4

Halle Leffler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

49

Sweetness

54

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Egg

1 cup

Heavy Cream

1

Salt

2 tbsps

Lemon Juice

1 tbsp

Water

4 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Make the custard: In a sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat and sauté the shallots in the butter until soft, about 4 minutes

2

Spoon the shallots out of the pan and into a mixing bowl

3

Crack the egg into the shallots and whisk in the cream, chipotle puree, herbs, and salt and pepper

4

In a sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat and sauté the shallots in the butter until soft, about 4 minutes

5

Spoon the shallots out of the pan and into a mixing bowl

6

Crack the egg into the shallots and whisk in the cream, chipotle puree, herbs, and salt and pepper

7

Make the hash: Break up the salmon into large chunks

8

Fold the salmon in with the beets and potatoes in a medium size bowl and pour the custard over the top, then toss gently with half of the panko or fresh bread crumbs

9

Try not to break up the salmon chunks

10

Form the salmon hash into 4 equal-size cakes no thicker than 1 inch, and sprinkle each cake with the remaining bread crumbs

11

Let the cakes rest in the fridge for 1 hour to set

12

Heat the butter in a deep heavy-bottomed skillet until shimmering and sauté the salmon cakes for 4 minutes on each side, until they develop a nice brown crust and are warm inside

13

As they are cooked, keep them warm in a 200°F oven

14

Break up the salmon into large chunks

15

Fold the salmon in with the beets and potatoes in a medium size bowl and pour the custard over the top, then toss gently with half of the panko or fresh bread crumbs

16

Try not to break up the salmon chunks

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Form the salmon hash into 4 equal-size cakes no thicker than 1 inch, and sprinkle each cake with the remaining bread crumbs

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Let the cakes rest in the fridge for 1 hour to set

19

Heat the butter in a deep heavy-bottomed skillet until shimmering and sauté the salmon cakes for 4 minutes on each side, until they develop a nice brown crust and are warm inside

20

As they are cooked, keep them warm in a 200°F oven

21

Make the coriander hollandaise: In the top of a double boiler, whisk the egg yolks with the lemon juice and water until the liquid forms pale ribbons; this takes about 5 minutes

22

Whisk in the clarified butter until the mixture thickens

23

Season with salt and pepper and ground coriander seed and fold in the cilantro leaves

24

In the top of a double boiler, whisk the egg yolks with the lemon juice and water until the liquid forms pale ribbons; this takes about 5 minutes

25

Whisk in the clarified butter until the mixture thickens

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Season with salt and pepper and ground coriander seed and fold in the cilantro leaves

27

Poach the eggs: Use a heavy saucepan, about 10 inches in diameter with sides at least 2 inches deep

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Add water to a depth of 1 inch and bring to a simmer

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Add a small amount of white vinegar to the poaching water for the eggs

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(White vinegar helps the whites to coagulate

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) Stir the water a little bit to create a vortex and crack an egg into the center

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This helps the white stay centered around the yolk

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Repeat for each egg

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(You can also use a commercial poaching dish

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) Poach the eggs to the desired degree of doneness

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Use a heavy saucepan, about 10 inches in diameter with sides at least 2 inches deep

37

Add water to a depth of 1 inch and bring to a simmer

38

Add a small amount of white vinegar to the poaching water for the eggs

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(White vinegar helps the whites to coagulate

40

) Stir the water a little bit to create a vortex and crack an egg into the center

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This helps the white stay centered around the yolk

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Repeat for each egg

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(You can also use a commercial poaching dish

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) Poach the eggs to the desired degree of doneness

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To serve, gently place a poached egg on each salmon cake

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Drizzle with hollandaise and serve immediately

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To serve, gently place a poached egg on each salmon cake

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Drizzle with hollandaise and serve immediately

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Chef's Trick: How to Clarify Butter Cut 1 pound of butter into 1-inch pieces and place in a heavy-bottom saucepan over low heat

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Simmer butter very slowly, skimming off any white foam that rises to the top

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After 15 minutes or so, the butter solids will sink to the bottom of the pan

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Remove the pan from the heat and let stand for a few minutes

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Carefully ladle the clarified butter into a clean jar or crock

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The clarified butter will keep, if well covered in the fridge, for up to 4 weeks

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Yield: about 3/4 pound of clarified butter

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Cut 1 pound of butter into 1-inch pieces and place in a heavy-bottom saucepan over low heat

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Simmer butter very slowly, skimming off any white foam that rises to the top

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After 15 minutes or so, the butter solids will sink to the bottom of the pan

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Remove the pan from the heat and let stand for a few minutes

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Carefully ladle the clarified butter into a clean jar or crock

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The clarified butter will keep, if well covered in the fridge, for up to 4 weeks

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Yield: about 3/4 pound of clarified butter

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*To make the chipotle puree, empty the contents of a small can of chipotles in adobo into a blender and puree until very smooth, making sure all of the seeds are broken down

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*To make the chipotle puree, empty the contents of a small can of chipotles in adobo into a blender and puree until very smooth, making sure all of the seeds are broken down