Duck confit cakes with poached eggs

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupolive oil - (to 1 cup); for pan-frying
2.00largewhite potatoes; peeled and grated
1salt; to taste
1freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
1.00cupduck confit
½cupcaramelized yellow onions
4.00largeeggs
1wild and exotic hollandaise; see * note
1.00tablespooncaviar
3.00fried spinach leaves
1.00tablespoonchopped chives
1.00tablespoonbrunoise red peppers
1.00tablespoonbrunosie yellow peppers

Directions

* Note: See the “Wild And Exotic Hollandaise” recipe which is included in this collection.

Bring a small pot of salted water with a bit of vinegar up to a boil.

In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil. Season the grated potatoes with salt and pepper. Divide the potatoes in half. With one half of the mixture, make four small mounds of grated potatoes. Using your hand, gently press the potatoes down to 1-inch thick. Lay ¼ cup of the duck confit on top of each potato mound. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the onions on top of the confit. Cover the top of the cake with the remaining potatoes. Gently press the potatoes down to secure the cakes. Using a metal spatula gently place the cakes in the hot oil. Fry the cakes for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden-brown. Remove the cakes from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season the cakes with salt and pepper. Crack each egg into a small cup. When the water is up to a boil. Gently pour the egg into the water. Cook the eggs for about 2 to 2½ minutes.

Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper-lined plate. Place a cake in the center of a plate. Lay the poached egg on top of the cake. Spoon the Wild And Exotic Hollandaise over the egg and around the sides. Garnish with the caviar, fried spinach, chives and peppers. This recipe yields 4 servings.

Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2426 broadcast 03-23-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

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03-23-1997

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

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