Crab Hash And Poached Eggs With Spinach And Whole Grain Mustard Sauce Recipes

CRAB HASH

Steps:

• Remove any cartilage and shell from the crab meat.
• Cut the meat into chunks.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water until thoroughly cooked, about 30 minutes.
• Drain and let cool.
• Cut the potatoes, with their skins, into ½-inch dice.
• Place in a mixing bowl.
• Cook the bacon in an 8- or 9-inch sauté pan over medium heat until browned and crisp.
• Remove the pan from the heat and, using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pan, leaving the fat in the pan.
• Add the bacon to the potatoes.
• Return the sauté pan to the heat and add the onion and pepper.
• Turn up the heat and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until browned.
• Add the thyme and paprika, mix well and remove from the heat.
• Add the onion and pepper (including the fat) to the potatoes.
• Mix in the crab meat and season with salt and pepper.
• Mix very well, mashing the potato a bit so that the mixture sticks together.
• Divide the mixture into four 8-ounce portions and shape into 5-inch cakes.
• Refrigerate until ready to cook.
• Fill a deep pan with water for poaching the eggs.
• Lightly salt the water and add 1 tablespoon white vinegar for each cup of water.
• Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so that it barely simmers.
• Heat the oil in a well-seasoned 12- to 14-inch skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook the hash"cakes" (they should sizzle when you add them to the pan) for about 5 minutes until the sides are crisp and brown.
• Using a spatula, turn the cakes over.
• If they break when turning, don't worry; just use the spatula to reshape them in the pan.
• Meanwhile, break the eggs one at a time into a small bowl and slide each into the poaching liquid.
• Do this quickly so that all the eggs cook in about the same amount of time.
• It will take only 2 minutes for a loose poached egg: whites barely set and yolks runny.
• Center each hash cake on a medium plate and, using a slotted spoon, gently place a poached egg on top.
• Grind a bit of pepper over each egg and sprinkle the scallions over the entire dish.
• Serve at once.

SMOKED HADDOCK WITH BUTTERED SPINACH & MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, gently heat and stir together the mustard and crème fraîche in a small saucepan, then turn off the heat and set aside.
• Put the spinach in a colander and put in the sink. Pour over kettle-hot water to wilt, cool under cold water, squeeze out as much water as possible, then set aside.
• Put the potatoes in the bottom part of a tiered steamer, just cover with water and bring to the simmer. Lay the fish fillets in the first tier of the steamer and, after the potatoes have cooked for 5 mins, sit on top, cover and steam for a further 5 mins or until the fish is cooked through. While the fish and potatoes are cooking, bring another small pan of water to the boil, add the vinegar and poach the eggs to your liking - we did ours for 2 mins.
• Gently reheat the sauce and add the lemon juice and a small splash of water if it's a little too thick. Season and stir in the chives. Lift the fish tier off the potatoes, drain the potatoes, then tip them back into the pan. Add the spinach and a drizzle of the sauce, and mix to combine. Divide the potatoes and spinach between 2 plates, sit a fillet of haddock on each and top with a poached egg. Drizzle the remaining sauce over the eggs and around the fish, and serve straight away.

CRAB HASH AND POACHED EGGS WITH SPINACH AND WHOLE GRAIN MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Eggs Bring large nonstick skillet of water to simmer over medium heat. Add vinegar. Crack 1 egg into small custard cup and carefully transfer to water, submerging cup to allow egg to slip into water. Repeat with 3 more eggs. Poach eggs until whites are set and yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer eggs to bowl of ice water. Repeat with remaining 4 eggs. Do Ahead- Can be made 1 day ahead, cover and chill. Hash Place potatoes in medium saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. Drain. When cool enough to touch, peel potatoes. Press potatoes through potato ricer or mash finely with potato masher. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add fennel, all bell peppers, and onion. Saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add to potatoes. Add crab, thyme and tarragon; toss to distribute evenly, breaking up large crab pieces. Form crab mixture into eight 1-inch-high cakes. Place on rimmed baking sheet. Do Ahead-Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic and stir until soft about 1 minute. Add spinach. Cool until wilted, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Keep warm. Bring heavy large skillet of water to simmer over high heat. Melt butter with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in another heavy large skillet. Fry crab hash cakes until browned and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer 2 cakes to each of 4 plates. Top with spinach mixture. Carefully transfer poached eggs to simmering water and cool just until heated through, about 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, place well-drained eggs atop spinach mixture. Rewarm sauce; Spoon over eggs and serve.

CRAB CAKES WITH POACHED EGGS AND HORSERADISH SAUCE

Steps:

• For the crab cakes: In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients except for the canola oil. Shape into 4 equal patties.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Carefully add the crab cakes and fry until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip and fry on the other side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
• For the fennel: Thinly slice the fennel on a Japanese mandoline. Transfer to a medium bowl; add the lemon juice and olive oil and toss well to combine. Set aside.
• For the poached eggs: Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil and add the vinegar. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. While swirling the water with a slotted spoon, slowly add the 4 eggs and poach until the whites are solid and the yolks remains runny, 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully remove the eggs with the slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• For the horseradish sauce: Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl and stir well. Set aside.
• Top each crab cake with some of the marinated fennel and 1 poached egg. Dollop with the horseradish sauce and serve right away.