Truffles Are Sniffed Out

It might not be a pig, but a guide dog is a help
picture: Truffle Festival

For a foodie is there anything cooler than seeing a pig, hunting out truffles? It really is the essence of getting back to basics on food and enjoying the fruits of the land.


The Australian truffle season has begun and this weekend sees the start of the Truffle Festival in Canberra.

I have grabbed a very cool recipe from the Tower Estate webpage that I contribute, for one of the most adult of boiled egg recipes; childishly named "Googy Eggs". Link

Who could go by the winter breakfast favourite of boiled eggs and toast soldiers? Executive Chef George Francisco has gone all out and fancy with a 3 star version. The secret to the recipe is infusing Truffles into fresh eggs a week ahead of time.

Yes I know! A week! Plan ahead and be patient, because the results are spectacular, so invest in a bit of luxury and knock your socks off.

Googy Eggs

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Cook time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

This is a fantastic warm winter dish. Sounds flash but every mum makes it for their kids.

Author: George Francisco

Recipe type: Breakfast

Cuisine: Adult

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6 fresh eggs, best possible quality
• 12 thin slices of fresh baked sandwich bread
• 1 fresh black or white truffle, approximately 30 grams or more
• 60 grams Fontina cheese, sliced
• 90 grams butter, unsalted, softened
• 6 grams Cyprus black sea salt

Instructions

1. One week before making this dish place six whole fresh eggs in an air tight container with the black or white truffle.
2. Heavily butter all slices of bread using all of the softened butter. Place the sliced Fontina cheese on one side of the bread and top with thin slices of truffle. Cover one side of bread with the cheese and the truffle slices.
3. Put the top piece of bread on the bottom to create a sandwich. Brown the sandwich on both sides and bake in the oven until cheese is melted.
4. In the meantime in boiling water place the truffle infused eggs. Cook for 3 minutes 30 seconds and remove.
5. Cut the toasted cheese sandwiches into “soldiers”.
6. Cut the top off of the cooked eggs, add a pinch of the black sea salt to the inside.
7. If there is any truffle left julienne it and add it to the egg as well.
8. Serve the truffle cheese “soldiers” on the side for dipping into the truffled egg.