Skip navigation

Give him breakfast in bed this Father’s Day

Treat dad like a king with this royal recipe from chef Thomas Salamunovich

Video
  Breakfast in bed for dad
June 12: Chef Thomas Salamunovich and his son Leo show TODAY’s Natalie Morales how to cook up a great breakfast for Father’s Day.

Today show

Slideshow
Image: Ben Affleck and daughter Violet
  Celebrity daddies
From Ben Affleck to Hugh Jackman, see famous fathers with their sons and daughters.

more photos

Slideshow
  Like father, like fun
A lighthearted look at Dad's Day festivities.
FirstPerson gallery
First Person: Just like dad
In honor of Father's Day, readers share the quirky traits they inherited from their dads.
TODAY
updated 11:06 p.m. ET June 11, 2008

Looking for a special way to celebrate dad this Father's Day? Well, you're in luck. Treat him to breakfast in bed with chef Thomas Salamunovich's baked farm-fresh eggs with crab-potato stuffing and caviar fondue. This fancy take on a classic dish will make him feel like royalty.

Baked farm-fresh eggs with crab-potato stuffing and caviar fondue
Chef Thomas Salamunovich

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

1 large russet potato, peeled and finely diced
1 leek, cleaned and finely diced, white only
8 oz picked peekytoe crab meat
6 sprays of canned canola oil
16 large spinach leaves
8 whole farm-fresh eggs
3 large roma tomatoes, peeled and quartered
1/4 tsp Old Bay seasoning
2 oz trout roe
1 oz sturgeon caviar
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 bottle quality champagne
1 teaspoon finely minced chives
1 pinch picked chervil leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Recipe continues below ↓
advertisement


DIRECTIONS

Blanch diced potato in boiling salted water until just tender and edges start to round. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the blanching liquid. Strain and cool potatoes on a sheet pan in a single layer at room temperature. Stew cleaned and diced white of leek with the reserved blanching liquid and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a fry pan over medium heat until the water has evaporated and the leeks are tender. Remove from pan and cool.

In a mixing bowl, toss the chilled potato with the chilled leeks and the crab. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

Place a 3 1/4 topped 8 hole muffin pan on your work surface. Spray 1 mist of canola oil into a muffin hole and repeat for the additional 3 muffin holes. Bring a small pot of salted blanching water to a boil. Place pot on a trivet next to the muffin pan. Dip one leaf of spinach into the water 4 leaves at a time for 20 seconds, remove leaves, pat dry and then line the muffin pan with the spinach. It should take 4 leaves of spinach per muffin hole to completely line it to the top. Line 4 total muffin holes. Crack two eggs in a small cup, making sure to not break the yolks. If yolk breaks, discard and use a new egg. Repeat 3 times. Pour a small amount of egg white from each cup into the crab mixture. Toss completely. Fill each of the 4 muffin holes with the crab, leek, potato, and egg white mixture until the holes are 2/3 full. Place the 2 two portioned eggs into each muffin hole and then season eggs with salt. Mist the eggs with a quick spray of canola oil. Repeat with 3 remaining cups of eggs. Cover the muffin pan with Saran Wrap. Place the muffin pan in a large roasting pan filled with enough water to come halfway up the side off the muffin pan. Place in a 300-degree oven and bake until the eggs are just set up and all of the ingredients are warm. Remove the eggs from the muffin pan with a small spatula, taking care to keep the eggs' integrity of shape.

While the eggs are cooking in the oven, heat a small fry pan with 1 mist of the canola oil. Sprinkle the tomato quarters with the Old Bay seasoning, salt and pepper, and cook in the hot pan for 20 seconds and then flip and cook an additional 20 seconds. Hold tomatoes warm.

Also while the eggs are cooking, heat 2 ounces of the champagne in a small saucepan until hot but not boiling. Whisk in the room-temperature butter a bit at a time so that the sauce stays warm but does not boil. Hold warm until ready to serve.

On a warm 12-inch round plate, place one of the egg cakes. Place 3 wedges of the tomato around the eggs, stir the trout roe and chives into the warmed champagne sauce and spoon around the eggs. Sprinkle the chervil sprigs around the dish. Place 1/4 of the sturgeon caviar on top of the eggs. Repeat with remaining 3 dishes. Serve remainder of champagne in beautiful champagne flutes along with the eggs.

MANAGE YOUR RECIPES


About the chef: 
Internationally trained chef Thomas Salamunovich hasn't limited his culinary identity. From the elegant Larkspur Restaurant to the quick-service Larkburger, Thomas is comfortable as long as he's producing authentic fare.

© 2009 MSNBC Interactive.  Reprints

Sponsored links

Resource guide