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Video: Heat in the kitchen

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updated 4/10/2008 12:06:23 PM ET 2008-04-10T16:06:23

Tired of cold cereal? Well, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and the City of Miami Fire Rescue Team want to add heat to your first meal of the day. They share their smoking recipes for poached egg with smoked whitefish, Spanish omelet with chorizo stir fry and coconut French toast.  

Recipe: Poached eggs with smoked whitefish, spring vegetable ratatouille and caviar Hollandaise (on this page)

Recipe: Spanish omelet with chorizo stir fry (on this page)

Recipe: Coconut-crusted French toast and tropical ambrosia (on this page)

Recipe: Coconut-crusted French toast and tropical ambrosia

Ingredients
  • Coconut-crusted French toast
  • Challah bread (12 slices)
  • 1 dozen large eggs
  • 1 bag of coconut flakes (shredded coconut)
  • 1 bag of confectioner's sugar
  • Powdered cinnamon
  • Pam cooking spray
  • 4 ripe bananas
  • 1 box of blueberries
  • 1 bottle of maple syrup
  • 1 bottle of Grand Marnier
  • Fresh mint
  • 12 inch nonstick skillet
  • Plastic spatula
  • Tropical fruit ambrosia
  • 2 ripe large mangos
  • 1 ripe and fresh pineapple
  • 6 kiwi
  • 3 packages of strawberries
  • 4 ripe bananas
  • 3 packages of raspberries
  • 3 packages of blackberries
  • 3 limes
  • 1 bag of sugar
  • 1 jar of pure honey
  • 1 small jar of pure vanilla extract
  • Plain yogurt (Fage Greek Yogurt)
  • Fresh mint
  • 1 box of granola
  • 8 ounces of heavy cream
  • 4 milkshake glasses
Preparation

Coconut-crusted French toast
1. Take eggs and scramble in a bowl.

2. Add in cinnamon powder, sprinkle in some sugar and 1 capful of vanilla extract, coconut flakes and whisk all together.

3. Take the bread and soak each side; make sure you drain excess.

4. Grease a skillet. Heat to a medium heat.

5. Place toast in skillet and cook until brown. Add coconut flakes on top

6. In the same skillet, add bananas, blueberries, granola and maple syrup in a pan and heat the pan.

7. Put the fruit and granola on top of toast with some maple syrup drizzled on top.

Tropical ambrosia
1. Take all of the fruit (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, mango, banana, kiwi)and put in a mixing bowl.

2. Take 3 tablespoons of Grand Marnier and 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 lime and mix all together with the fruit

3. Prep the yogurt by adding 1 container of yogurt (about 5 cups) and zest some lime, add 2 capfuls of vanilla extract and sugar (2-3 tablespoons). Whisk.

4. Start with a layer of fruit on the bottom, add a layer of yogurt on top, and then 1 layer of granola and repeat in a tall glass!

5. Garnish with honey and mint.

Recipe: Poached eggs with smoked whitefish, spring vegetable ratatouille and caviar Hollandaise

Ingredients
  • 4 pounds of butter (unsalted)
  • 1 dozen eggs (12 eggs)
  • 8 ounce of smoked whitefish
  • 1 loaf brioche bread
  • 1 pound of Canadian bacon
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 2 yellow squash
  • 1 bunch pencil asparagus
  • 1 container grape tomatoes
  • 1 large white onion
  • 1 bunch of basil
  • 1 ounce of Osetra caviar (black)
  • 4 lemons
  • 1 small bottle of Tabasco sauce
Preparation

Poached eggs:
1. Use a medium sauce pot and fill halfway with water.
2. Add a teaspoon of vinegar and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
3. Swirl water around and drop in the eggs one by one. Cook for 2 minutes.

Smoked whitefish:
1. Using your store-bought whitefish, crumble it into flakes.
2. Slice and toast the brioche and cut into triangles.

Hollandaise:
1. Put 2 egg yolks in a stainless-steel bowl and whisk vigorously over a double boiler until ripples appear in the egg and then slowly incorporate into the clarified butter.
2. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
3. Fold in caviar to finish the sauce.

Ratatouille:
1. Dice up the Canadian bacon.
2. Chop the garlic and saute in a pan over medium heat.
3. Add medium diced onion.
4. Cut the yellow squash into medium dice.
5. Cut the asparagus into quarter tips.
6. Sautee all vegetables 3-4 minutes.
7. Lower heat and add sliced cherry tomato and basil.

To put it all together:
Place vegetable and bacon ratatouille on the bottom ,then the brioche, smoked fish and finally the sauce on top.

Recipe: Spanish omelet with chorizo stir fry

Ingredients
  • Spanish omelet with chorizo stir fry
  • 8 Spanish dry chorizo
  • 2 dozen large eggs
  • 4 medium onions (white)
  • 4 medium red peppers
  • 4 cloves of fresh garlic
  • 2 heads of scallions
  • 6 large tomatoes
  • 2 avocado (season ripe)
  • 2 green peppers
  • 4 pounds of potatoes (Idaho Large White)
  • 2 limes
  • 1 eight ounce sour cream
  • Virgin olive oil
  • Vegetable olive oil
  • Butter (salted)
  • Paprika
  • Two 10 inch skillets
Preparation

Spanish omelet with chorizo stir fry
1. Garnish — add peppers (chop fine), lime juice, scallion, diced tomato, diced mango and avocado, salt, pepper in a dish and let marinate for a while.

2. Sautee chorizo (diced) with onion, green pepper, garlic, scallion and olive oil.

3. Add 1/2 tablespoon of butter

4. Add pepper (no salt) and let simmer for 4-5 minutes on medium heat

5. Boil the potatoes.

6. Take 8-10 eggs and wisk them with a tablespoon of sour cream, salt, pepper, paprika,  and wisk together.

7. Combine the sour cream and egg mixture, and the chorizos.

8. Take a saucepan and brown the potatoes until crispy.

9. Add the chorizo mixture to the potatoes and cook on medium heat for 4-5 minutes then flip and wait until golden brown.

10. Serve with the garnish on top.

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