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    Home » recipes » Momofuku Miso Butter on Poached Eggs and Green Beans {recipe} - Oh, Me So...

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    Momofuku Miso Butter on Poached Eggs and Green Beans {recipe} - Oh, Me So...

    Before we get too far out of Momofuku obsessional context, I have to admit that David Chang basically brings out my inner 11-year-old because every time I hear "miso," I snicker and think "Oh, oh! Me so..."

    Butter.

    Butter, people.

    Me so butter, you so money, ok?
    Miso Butter
    Miso butter is just an almost 1:1 mixture of white (shiro) miso paste and softened butter, with a splash of sherry vinegar for...what, I don't know. Fun? Flavor? I was somewhat irritated that I had to go out to buy an entire bottle of sherry vinegar to use but two teaspoons for the recipe because really, what Korean will ever have use for sherry vinegar again? But I can't imagine that vinegar wouldn't last well into, well, forever. Or at least until the 30th or 40th time I make miso butter.

    Because that's probably how many times I will make it and smear it onto something and eat it with anything in the next few months.
    Momofuku Miso Butter on Poached Eggs and Green Beans
    In his Momofuku cookbook, David Chang presents the miso butter as part of a recipe for Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg. I used green beans instead because...whatever. Except for sherry vinegar, you just go with what you've got, right? Long, green vegetables. Close enough. But not so close that you can smell them, if you know what I mean.
    Momofuku Miso Butter Poached Egg Green Beans

    Miso Butter on Poached Eggs and Green Beans

    based on Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Miso Butter recipe in Momofuku

    serves 4

    Ingredients

    ½ cup shiro (white) miso
    5 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, plus more to cook asparagus, green beans, or whatever vegetable you're serving
    2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
    4 handfuls of green beans, sauteed in butter for about 3 to 4 minutes
    4 poached eggs (David Chang slow poaches eggs, which is a technique that reads too intimidating to me because it involves a water bath, a thermometer, and worst of all, patience. I stick to regular eggs poached for a few minutes in vinegared simmering water.)

    Directions

    Make the Miso Butter

    Combine the miso with 5 tablespoons of the butter in a small bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until well mixed; the butter should be one color, not a streaky mess. Reserve until needed; you can refrigerate it, well wrapped, for up to a few weeks.

    To serve the Miso Butter

    Heat 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat. After half a minute, add the miso butter, turn the heat to low, and stir to warm it through. When the butter has loosened slightly — it should have a certain viscosity to it and should not be melted — remove the pan from the burner and put it in a warm spot.

    Season cooked asparagus or green beans or whatever vegetable with a pinch of salt if needed. Smear a quarter of the warmed miso butter into a thickish puddle in the middle of each plate. Divide the vegetbles among the plates and top each with an egg. Finish each with a few turns of black pepper and serve at once. I also added some crushed chili. Just for the fiery hell of it.

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    1. Dinner Belle says

      December 26, 2011 at 7:25 am

       A recipe like this sounds so simple but I bet that the flavors just melt together into a creamy and crunchy deliciousness.  I just went to Ma peche and visited the Milk Bar on the way out and they can do some great stuff there! I do recommend the crispy pig's head and the brussel sprout and the oysters...I could go on and on...  

      The Dinner Belle for Kimberlybelle.com

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    2. Guest says

      January 10, 2012 at 4:42 am

      Hmmm just made this and it turned out fantastic! Tasted as great as it looked! I used sweet broccoli and regular poached eggs. I wolfed down the whole thing in a matter of minutes!
      Thanks for this great recipe!

      Reply

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