Joshua’s Recipe for Jean-Georges’ Caviar Egg

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Prep
3-24 hours
Cook
15-20 minutes
Total
3-24 hours
Serves
8
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Joshua’s Recipe for Jean-Georges’ Caviar Egg
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Ingredients

Items Used (optional):

Duck Confit Hash Browns:

  • 2 lbs (900g) russet potatoes, peeled and grated
  • 2 quart (1.9L) water
  • 3 ½ quart (3.3 liters) duck fat *see notes*
  • 2 Tbsp (20g) corn starch
  • Kosher salt to taste

Lardons:

  • ½ pound (225g) bacon, cut into ½ inch thick lardons

Citrus crème fraiche:

  • ½ cup (120g) creme fraiche
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • Kosher salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp (4g) fresh parsley, finely chopped 
  • 1 Tbsp (4g) fresh dill, finely chopped 

Eggs:

  • 4-8 eggs 
  • 4 Tbsp (60g) unsalted butter 
  • Kosher salt to taste 

Assembly for One Hash Brown:

  • Hash brown
  • 1x spoonful soft scrambled eggs
  • 2-3 lardons
  • 1 Tbsp (15g) citrus crème fraiche
  • Fresh cracked black pepper 
  • 1 tsp (1g) chives, thinly sliced 
  • ½ oz- ¾ oz (16-24g) caviar

*Notes: I know it’s a lot of duck fat but you can use this duck fat to fry with up to 2 more times after you have used it in this recipe. Here’s how:  After you have completed using this recipe, strain your duck fat through a fine mesh strainer to remove any impurities, or food solids. And keep it in your fridge to fry again in the future up to 2 more times. Optionally you could also just cook with it little by little over time after you’ve strained and chilled it. 

Directions

Duck Confit Hash Browns:

  1. Peel and grate the potatoes onto your work surface on the largest setting of a box grater. Add grated potatoes to a large mixing bowl filled with water and rinse potatoes of excess starch.  Place potato shreds in a clean cloth and tighten around potatoes to ring out as much excess water as possible.
  2. To a 7-quart Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pan add duck fat and potatoes and heat from cold, stirring occasionally, until it reaches 205ºF (96ºC). Strain oil out of potatoes and reserve duck fat. 
  3. Transfer potatoes to a half sheet tray and toss with cornstarch and salt until combined. 
  4. Fill a 3-inch ring mold with potatoes halfway. Repeat until all potatoes are used, around 6-8 discs. Place discs into the freezer for at least 2-3 hours, or ideally overnight. 
  5. Heat the reserved duck fat to 350°F (175°C). Once the oil is hot, working 2-3 at a time, fry potato discs until golden brown and crispy, 2-3 minutes. Using a spider, transfer to a paper towel lined baking tray and season with salt immediately. 

Lardons:

  1. To a 2-quart sauce pan, add your lardons and a splash of vegetable oil, and cook over medium low heat until golden brown. Transfer to a paper towel lined baking sheet to drain and set aside.

Citrus crème fraiche:

  1. To a small bowl add creme fraiche, lemon, salt and pepper, parsley, and dill. Stir to combine and keep covered and refrigerated until ready to use.

Eggs:

  1. You can remove or cut the top off your eggs using either a very sharp paring knife or an egg shell cutter, then gently pour into a small bowl.  Boil eggshells in water and gently remove skin from inside of the shells. 
  2. Add two tablespoons of butter to a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Once the butter begins to melt, add the eggs and begin constantly stirring using a silicone whisk or a rubber spatula until curds begin to form, remove from the heat while continuing to mix to slow the cooking process down for a few seconds. 
  3. Return to the heat, continuing to stir and allow to cook until a fine curd is formed and the egg is cooked through, and the consistency is almost risotto-like, about one to two minutes. Cut the heat, stir in the remaining butter and stir until melted. Season to taste with salt.

Assembly for One Hash Brown:

  1. Place a cooked hash brown onto a plate followed by a spoonful of soft scrambled eggs. Place lardons on the eggs, followed by citrus creme fraiche, black pepper, chives, and caviar.