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Farm Eggs with Watercress and Parsley Sauce

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Farm Eggs with Watercress and Parsley Sauce

Farm Eggs with Watercress and Parsley Sauce

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Equipment

  • - Blender (Essential for creating smooth sauces or purees from vegetables)

  • - Cutting board (Basic kitchen tool needed to prepare ingredients like watercress and parsley)

  • - Kitchen knife (Needed to chop vegetables, herbs, and possibly crack eggs)

  • - Mixing bowl (Used for mixing egg mixture and combining other ingredients)

  • - Measuring cups and spoons (To accurately measure dry and liquid ingredients)

  • - Strainer or sieve (Useful for straining watercress to remove excess water and achieve consistent texture in sauces)

  • - Non-stick frying pan (For cooking eggs with minimal sticking, ensuring even cooking)

  • - Saucepan (Essential if making parsley sauce from scratch using fresh ingredients for simmering and reducing)

  • - Egg separator or egg divider (Optional for separating eggs easily)

  • - Whisk (Useful for beating eggs and incorporating air into mixtures)

  • - Potato masher or fork (Alternative option if using mashed potatoes as a thickener instead of flour, to achieve desired texture in sauce)

Ingredients

  • 10 large eggs (preferably local farm eggs), room temperature

  • 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

  • 1 small garlic clove, thinly sliced

  • 2 tablespoons boiling water

  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped watercress

  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh Italian parsley

  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Place eggs in single layer in large saucepan. Pour enough water over eggs to cover by 1 1/2 inches. Add 2 tablespoons coarse salt and bring to boil over high heat. Remove from heat; cover saucepan tightly and let stand 8 minutes. Drain. Return eggs to pan; cover with lid and shake pan to crack egg shells. Place eggs in large bowl of ice water and cool 5 minutes. Peel eggs and set aside.
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Instruction 2

Place garlic in small ramekin; pour 2 tablespoons boiling water over and let stand 2 minutes. Transfer garlic with garlic liquid to blender. Add watercress, parsley, cayenne, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt. With blender running, add olive oil in thin stream and blend until mixture is smooth. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper. do ahead Eggs and watercress-parsley sauce can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover separately and chill. Bring sauce to room temperature before using.
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Instruction 3

Cut eggs lengthwise into halves or quarters. If desired, cut off very thin slice from rounded side of each half or quarter so that eggs can stand upright. Arrange eggs on platter. Sprinkle lightly with salt and freshly ground pepper. Spoon watercress-parsley sauce over and around eggs and serve.
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