Sorrel Rice Bowls With Poached Eggs Recipes

EGGS POACHED IN BUTTERY SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Thinly slice scallions, separating darker green parts for garnish.
• In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add light green and white parts of scallion and sauté until wilted, 2 minutes. Add sorrel leaves, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until sorrel wilts and starts to break down, turning olive-green in color, about 3 minutes. Stir in cream and let simmer for 1 minute to thicken a bit.
• Carefully crack eggs into skillet; they should fit in one layer. Lower heat to medium-low and sprinkle eggs with salt and pepper. Cover pan and let cook for 2 minutes, then turn off heat and let eggs rest, covered, until done to taste, about another 30 seconds for very runny yolks (the whites should cook through).
• Carefully scoop eggs and sorrel sauce into two bowls. Season with chile and flaky salt; garnish with scallion greens. Serve with toast.

SORREL RICE BOWLS WITH POACHED EGGS

Steps:

• Cook rice in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender, 45-50 minutes. Drain rice, return to pot, cover, and let sit 10 minutes. Spread out on a baking sheet and let cool completely.
• Purée sorrel, oil, and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor until smooth; season with kosher salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, bring 2" water to a boil in a large saucepan; reduce heat so water is at a gentle simmer and add vinegar. Crack an egg into a small bowl, then gently slide egg into water. Repeat with remaining eggs, waiting until whites are opaque before adding the next (about 30 seconds apart). Poach until whites are set and yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggs to paper towels as they are done.
• Toss radish with 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a small bowl; season with kosher salt. Toss rice, preserved lemon, 1 tablespoon dill, remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1/3 cup sorrel purée in a medium bowl; season with kosher salt and pepper and mix in more sorrel purée, if desired.
• Serve sorrel rice topped with poached eggs, radish, feta, hot sauce, more dill, and sea salt.
• Do ahead: Rice can be cooked 2 days ahead; cover and chill. Sorrel purée can be made 2 days ahead; cover and chill. Bring rice and purée to room temperature before serving.

POACHED EGGS WITH SORREL SAUCE

Steps:

• Pick over the sorrel. Discard any tough stems and blemished leaves. Rinse the leaves and pat them dry. Pack the leaves closely and cut them crosswise into very thin strips. This is called a chiffonade There should be about two cups or slightly more when loosely packed.
• Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and, using a wire whisk, stir in the flour. When blended, add the broth, stirring rapidly with the whisk. Let simmer about 10 minutes or until reduced to about one and one-quarter cups. Stir in the cream, salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Let simmer about five minutes or until reduced to one and three-quarter cups.
• Meanwhile, heat one tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and add the sorrel. Stir until the sorrel is wilted and remove from the heat.
• Scrape the sorrel mixture into the sauce. Stir in the nutmeg and cayenne.
• Bring the water to the boil in a saucepan or deep skillet and add the vinegar. Carefully break the eggs into the simmering liquid, keeping them separate. Let them simmer until the whites are firm and the yolks remain soft. Carefully scoop out each egg and let drain on absorbent paper toweling.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Using a three-inch biscuit cutter, cut out the center of each bread slice. Or, alternatively, trim the outside crusts from the bread and cut each slice into two triangles. Melt the remaining two tablespoons of butter and butter each piece of bread on both sides and place under the broiler until golden brown on both sides, turning once.
• Arrange one egg on each piece of round toast or two triangles and spoon an equal portion of the sauce over each serving.

CILANTRO RICE BOWL WITH POACHED EGGS AND GREENS

Steps:

• For the Pepper Vinegar: Combine vinegar, kosher salt, sugar, garlic, and peppers in a glass jar. Cover and refrigerate overnight, or up to 1 month.
• For the Rice Bowl: In a saucepan, bring rice, oil, 1 1/2 cups water, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until rice is tender and fluffy, 15 to 17 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in cilantro and lime juice. Spoon into serving bowls.
• Crack eggs into a bowl. Fill a medium straight-sided skillet with 2 inches water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium. When water is barely simmering, tilt pan slightly to create a wave and add eggs all at once. After 30 seconds, gently release eggs from bottom of pan with a rubber spatula.
• Cook until whites are set and yolks are still soft, about 3 minutes. Remove each egg with a slotted spoon and blot on a folded paper towel. Add an egg to each rice bowl; top with watercress, radishes, and scallion. Drizzle with pepper vinegar and season egg with sea salt; serve.