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updated 12:06 p.m. ET April 10, 2008

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.  

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

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

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DIRECTIONS

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.

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Spanish omelet with chorizo stir fry
City of Miami Fire Rescue Team

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

DIRECTIONS

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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