Inspiration from award-winning recipes adds pizzazz to everyday dishes
Are you stuck in a cooking rut? It’s common to cycle the same dishes over and over, but at some point your taste buds will crave something new. Maybe it’s time to shake things up.
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- Ancient grains
- Superior eggs
- Brines
- Meal swaps
- Local ingredients
Johnny Cakes and Lobster Eggs Benedict
what you’ll need:
Johnny Cakes
1 cup stone ground white corn meal
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup corn kernels
1 1/4 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
butter for greasing pan
Maple Brown Butter
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons real maple syrup
1 teaspoon fresh tarragon, chopped
4 Eggland’s Best Eggs (large)
1/2 pound cooked lobster meat, pulled into pieces
1 tablespoon fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
what to do:
- Combine cornmeal, sugar and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add corn kernels.
- Slowly whisk boiling water into dry mixture. Combine butter and vanilla in a small bowl then stir into batter. Let batter sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat an electric or 12-inch non-stick skillet on medium heat. When hot, lightly grease with a little butter.
- Drop batter by the soup spoonful onto skillet, making a 3-1/2 to 4-inch circles. It will make about eight. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until slightly brown on edges and golden. Turn and cook 4-5 more minutes until golden.
- For the Maple Brown Butter, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a 8-inch skillet on medium low heat. Cook and watch carefully until it turns frothy and slightly brown. Remove from heat immediately. Stir in maple syrup and tarragon.
- Meanwhile, bring 4 cups water to a simmer in a 10-inch non-stick skillet. Carefully crack eggs, one at a time into the low simmering water. Poach for about 3 minutes or to desired doneness.
- Dip lobster meat into poaching water for 30 seconds to heat then remove.
- Place and overlap two Johnny Cakes onto each plate.
- Place one egg onto two Johnny Cakes. Top with equal portions of lobster and drizzle maple brown butter over all.
- Sprinkle on parsley and serve.
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