Aris Eggs And Onions And Salmon And Cream Cheese Recipes

BAKED EGGS WITH CRèME FRAîCHE AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees, and brush six 8-ounce ramekins or ovenproof custard cups with butter. Place the ramekins or cups on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in shallots and 1/4 teaspoon salt, and cook until very soft, 7 to 10 minutes, reducing heat if necessary to prevent browning.
• Stir in 6 tablespoons cream, the crème fraîche, dill, lemon zest and remaining 1/4 teaspoon. Remove from heat. Divide mixture among the ramekins.
• Crack 2 eggs into each ramekin and float 1 tablespoon of cream on top of each, then sprinkle tops with salt and pepper. Bake until egg whites are just set, and yolk is still runny, 12 to 16 minutes. (The eggs will look slightly puffed at the sides of the ramekins, but still jiggly in the center and that's O.K. The eggs will continue to cook once out of the oven.) Remove from oven and transfer ramekins onto individual plates for serving.
• To serve, top each ramekin with some of the smoked salmon and a little more dill. Serve warm.

SALMON AND SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Cut salmon fillets into large cubes, season, and saute in an oiled nonstick skillet over medium-high until opaque throughout, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add eggs, a splash of cream, and dill. Season and cook, stirring, until eggs are just set; serve with toast.

CREAMED EGGS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks. Place the egg yolks into a bowl and mash with a fork. Chop the egg whites into small pieces and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and chicken bouillon so that no lumps form and stir constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. Add the egg yolks and mix until dissolved. Stir in egg whites. Serve over toast and season with salt and white pepper.

SALMON SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Beat eggs in medium bowl. Add milk, dill, pepper and salt; beat well.
• Melt butter in medium nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add egg mixture; gently stir in salmon. Cook until eggs are set but still moist, stirring constantly.
• Sprinkle cheese over eggs. Cover; cook 1 minute or until cheese is melted.

CREAMY EGGS AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring the eggs to a boil in water to cover. Boil 5 minutes, remove from heat, and let stand 20 minutes. (This technique avoids the green ring around the yolk.) Drain and peel and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
• Slice the onions into rings. Melt the butter in a very large skillet over low heat and add the onions. Salt them lightly, stir to coat with butter, cover the pan and cook for about 10 miutes. Stir, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Uncover and let most of the liquid cook away. Onions should be very tender and browned.
• Sprinkle flour over the onions and stir until no dry flour is visible. Whisk in the milk and cook, stirring or whisking, until thickened, about 4 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the sliced eggs and heat through.
• TO SERVE TO GUESTS -- sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley and/or paprika, because this dish is a little bland-looking. ADVANCE PREP -- the eggs can be boiled and refrigerated up to 3 days in advance. The onions can be caramelized 3 days in advance and refrigerated.

SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH ONIONS AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, 1 tablespoon dill, salt and pepper to blend in large bowl. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until beginning to soften and color, about 3 minutes. Add egg mixture; reduce heat to medium and stir until eggs are barely set, about 2 minutes. Dot eggs with bits of cream cheese; continue cooking until eggs are softly set and cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Transfer to platter. Top with dollop of sour cream, if desired. Garnish with salmon. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon dill.

ARI'S EGGS AND ONIONS AND SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Break eggs into mixing bowl. Add cream cheese and whisk together (as much as possible). It will probably take on the consistency of cottage cheese.
• In a small skillet or omelet pan, melt butter or margarine and add onion. Cook until translucent and starting to brown on the edges.
• Pour egg/cream cheese mixture into pan (over onions). As eggs set, pull in towards center a few times to distribute the egg in the pan.
• Add salmon. If making this as an omelet, put salmon on one side of the eggs only. Otherwise, distribute it over the entire pan of eggs.
• For omelet, fold in half.
• Place on plate (preferably next to a yummy toasted bagel). Garnish with chives.