Green Eggs and Ham - Michael Chiarello
- about 1 1/2 quarts water
- salt
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 slices country-style bread, each 1/2-inch thick
- 2 thin slices prosciutto
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh basil
- 1 cup olive oil
- Make basil oil: Place basil and olive oil in a blender and puree.
- Put mixture in a saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat, simmer 45 seconds.
- Strain through a fine-mesh strainer.
- Immediately strain oil again through a flat bottomed paper filter, such as those used for drip coffee machines (acone shaped filter will get clogged).
- You may need to gently squeeze the filter to force the oil out.
- Let filtered oil settle for a few hours, then pour off any clear oil, leaving the dark behind.
- Pour through a funnel into a bottle for storage.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Use within 1 month.
- Preheat a broiler or a lightly oiled stove-top grill pan.
- Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Salt the water, add the vinegar, and then lower the heat so the water barely bubbles.
- One at a time, break the eggs into a custard cup or small bowl, and then pour into the water, trying not to break the yolks.
- With a slotted spoon, gently lift and shape the whites around the egg yolks until glazed but still liquid, about 2 1/2 minutes longer.
- While the eggs poach, toast the bread slices on both sides.
- Put a slice of toast on each of 2 plates.
- Immediately top with the prosciutto so that it softens from the heat of the toast.
- Lift the poached eggs out of the water with a slotted spoon, letting excess water drip off, and then place an egg on each toast.
- Drizzle each toast with 2 teaspoons basil oil and then grind a little black pepper over each.
- Serve immediately.
water, salt, white wine vinegar, eggs, countrystyle bread, thin slices prosciutto, freshly ground black pepper, fresh basil, olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/green-eggs-and-ham-michael-chiarello-440920 (may not work)