Monday, September 20, 2010

Arzak Egg


Arzak Egg, also know as "flower egg" is a signature dish popularized by a famous spanish Chef called Juan Mari Arzak.

Arzak emplyes an unusual method of poaching an egg which lools like a flower after cooking. In this method, a raw egg is cracked and gently placed in a plastic wrap, seasoned with truffle oil and duck or goose fat. Egg used for preparing Arzak egg shoudl be very fresh. When cracked egg is placed in the plastic wra egg yolk should be firm egg adn evenly surrounded by egg whites.

The plastic wrapped egg is then poached in simming water until the egg whites are set and inside yollk is tender and runny.

After cooking is complete and when plastic wrap is openen, poached egg looks like a flower. This beautiful poached "flower egg" then can be garnished with bread crumbs, parsley and some sauce (like cauliflower sauce).

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