Receta Asparagus Grilled Cheese with Poached Egg
Ingredientes
- recommended Mt. Tam, and I couldn’t, the cheese can be any triple crème of your
- For the truffle
- mayonnaise:
- 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 cup grapeseed oil (I
- used Safflower Oil and Avocado Oil without any apparent difficulty.
- 1 oz. fresh black truffle
- shavings or 1 1/2 tsp. truffle oil
- 24 asparagus spears,
- woody ends trimmed
- 8 slices buttermilk or sourdough
- bread, each about 1/2 inch thick
- 3 to 4 oz. Mt. Tam
- triple-cream cheese, cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices
- Kosher salt and freshly
- cracked pepper, to taste
- 1 Tbs. white vinegar
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- for grilling sandwiches. Optional: Greens
- First make the
- mayonnaise:
- 1. To make the mayonnaise,
- in a blender, combine the egg whites, mustard, lemon juice, salt and sugar and
- blend until smooth. With the blender running, add the grapeseed oil in a slow,
- steady stream so the mixture emulsifies. Remove about 3/4 cup of the mayonnaise
- and reserve for another use.
- 2. Add the truffles or truffle oil to the remaining
- mayonnaise and blend again until smooth. Refrigerate in a sealed container
- until ready to use.
- 3. To cook the asparagus,
- bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the asparagus and cook until
- tender and bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain the asparagus and transfer to a
- bowl of salted ice water. Leave to cool for 1 minute, then drain and set aside.
- 4. To assemble the
- sandwiches, smear each slice of bread with some truffle mayonnaise. Top 4 of
- the slices with a slice of cheese, followed by a neat layer of asparagus spears
- arranged 1/2 inch apart, trimming the asparagus so they fit nicely on the
- bread. Season with salt and pepper, then cover each with one of the remaining
- slices of bread, mayonnaise side down.
- 5. To poach the eggs, fill a
- medium saucepan with 3 to 4 inches of water and bring to a boil over
- medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer and add the vinegar. Working with 1 egg at
- a time, crack an egg into a small bowl. Stir the water with a wooden spoon to
- create a whirlpool, then gently slide the egg into the center. The
- circulating water will cause the white to neatly envelop the yolk and yield a
- perfectly poached egg. Cook at a gentle simmer until the white sets and the egg
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