The Foodist: NYE Sustainable French Breakfast
New Years Day Breakfast
Fresh Ingredients from the farm and the pantry
In the spirit of renewal and sustainability I planned a fresh homemade breakfast from resources mainly found at Mezzacello Urban Farm. Eggs, herbs, vegetables, milled flour, homemade bread, butter, and cheese, and wine. It came out great and fills me with hope.
INGREDIENTS
4 Fresh eggs
1 Tbsp white wine
1tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp tarragon
2 Tbsp fresh ricotta
3 Tbs butter
1 potato thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp white wine
1 tsp oil 2 slices fresh bread
Kosher salt
Cracked pepper
sliced chives
chopped parsley
DIRECTIONS
Note: This recipe makes three components: Broiled and fried potatoes, a Parisian omelette, and toast points. Start the potatoes first. Start the omelette once the potatoes are out of the moicrowave, off the Maillard sear on the range and in the broiler for that last seven minutes!
Prepare potato. Rinse off sawdust or dirt from storage. Expect each potato to serve two peope. Peel and thinly slice one russet potato from the pantry. coat the potato in oil and lightly salt and pepper slices before placing in a microwave safe bowl with 2 Tbsp water and 1 Tbsp wine and garlic. Place potatoes in the microwave for 7 minutes at 70% power. Reserve the potato starch, garlic, and wine.
Heat up a cast iron pan in a broiler - this is important! Don’t skip this step. Place pan on a range grill and add a Tbsp butter cut with a drizzle of oil. Arrange par cooked potato slices into the pan evenly. Let them cook on high until you smell the garlic starting to caramelize, about three minutes. Flip and sear for an additional two minutes, Resalt and add pepper and place in broiler for seven minutes.
Crack the eggs (three to an omelette - we were sharing breakfast so four here). Add salt and pepper, 1 Tbsp wine (or fine white vinegar) and pour into a buttered hot omelette pan. Let it sit for a full two minutes at medium heat. Use a spatula to move the egg curd gently around to let the wet egg find the hot pan. Do not create curds unless you want disappointing scrambled eggs. Add the fresh sliced herbs and cheese. Gently roll the omelette into a three-fold omelette and butter it for a nice shine. Cover and set aside.
Slice your bread. Gently coat with the potato starch, wine, and garlic. Place bread in broiler with the potatoes. Broil until browned, then flip bread and let it broil with the potatoes. Pull it all out after 7 minutes.
Prep your slightly heated plate. Add the omelette. Dress with chives and parsley. Place the potatoes on the place with the omelette. Butter your bread, or use ricotta and honey. Cut into small triangles and plate. Serve with hot coffee and Happy New Year.
