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Poached eggs with Speck Alto Adige PGI

Anyone can make a fried egg. But what about a poached egg instead? Jazzed up with cauliflower cream and roasted Speck Alto Adige PGI!

Difficulty: Easy

Preparation time: 30 min

A recipe by: H. Gasteiger, G. Wieser, H. Bachmann

Ingredients

Serves for

2

people

Poached eggs

  • 500 ml water
  • 1.5 tablespoonwhite-wine vinegar
  • 0.25 bay leaf
  • 1 peppercorn (crushed)
  • 2 eggs

Cauliflower cream

  • 10 gram shallots (finely cut)
  • 150 gram cauliflower (cooked)
  • 25 ml cream
  • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Besides

  • 4 slice Speck Alto Adige PGI
  • 20 gram roasted cubes of Speck Alto Adige PGI
  • 0.5 tablespoonchives (finely cut)
  • 0.5 tablespoonolive oil
  • 2 chive stalks for a garnish

Poached eggs with Speck Alto Adige PGI

Preparation time 30 min

  1. Poached eggs: Pour the water and the white-wine vinegar into a small pot. Add the bay leaf and the peppercorns. Bring to a boil. Break each egg into a small bowl without damaging the yolk. Gently let the egg slide out of the bowl into the water-vinegar mixture – if an egg has stuck to the bottom of the pot, unstick it with an angled spatula or a spoon. Poach each egg for 3 to 5 minutes (the white must have set, but the yolk must remain soft). Lift the egg out of the water-vinegar mixture with a flat skimming ladle and set it aside for later use.
  2. Cauliflower cream: Braise the shallots in butter, add the cauliflower and cream, and leave the whole to thicken for a while. Season with salt and pepper, and purée in a blender.
  3. Finishing: Spread the cauliflower cream on the dishes, place a poached egg on top. Add the roasted Speck Alto Adige PGI cubes and finely cut chives. Garnish each egg with slices of Speck Alto Adige PGI, a few drops of olive oil, and a chive stalk before serving.
  4. Tip: No salt is used for this recipe because it would cause the egg white to break into pieces. Other delicious accompaniments to a poached egg are spinach in butter, braised strips of vegetables, mashed potatoes, and Rösti.