Frisee Salad with Poached Eggs

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• ten 1-inch-thick slices French or Italian bread
• 1/2 pound salt pork, diced
• 2 shallots, sliced thin
• 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves or 1 teaspoon dried, crumbled
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
• 6 large eggs
• 2 heads frisee* (French curly endive), torn into pieces (about 12 cups)
• *available at specialty produce markets

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Spread 3 tablespoons of oil with a brush on both sides of bread and season with salt and pepper.
3. Cut each slice into cubes and bake croutons on a baking sheet in middle of oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
4. In a saucepan boil salt pork in cold water to cover for 2 minutes and drain in a colander.
5. Rinse salt pork under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
6. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over moderate heat and in it cook salt pork, stirring frequently, until browned.
7. Remove salt pork with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
8. Pour 1/2 cup fat from skillet into a small bowl and whisk in shallots, white-wine vinegar, tarragon, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste until dressing is combined well.
9. Fill a wide skillet with 2 inches water and add distilled vinegar.
10. Bring liquid to a rolling boil over high heat and reduce heat to a bare simmer.
11. Poach eggs, 3 at a time, by breaking each one into a saucer and sliding it into the water.
12. As each egg goes in, push white back immediately toward yolk with a large slotted spoon, moving egg gently, and simmer 3 minutes.
13. Drain eggs separately in slotted spoon, blot carefully with paper towels, and trim ragged edges of whites.
14. In a large bowl toss together frisee, dressing, salt pork, and croutons.
15. Divide salad among 6 plates and top with poached eggs.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/frisee-salad-with-poached-eggs-11621 (may not work)