The Catbird Seat Restaurant, Recipes, Chef’s Recipes, Chefs’ Recipes, Chef Erik Anderson, Chef Josh Habiger, The Catbird Seat, Nashville, TN, Tennessee, Heavy Cream, Whole Milk, Egg Yolks, Fresh Thyme, Blis Maple Syrup, Truffle Oil, Bacon Chips, Egg Shells, Ingredients, Custard

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Erik Anderson and Josh Habiger are co-chefs of The Catbird Seat, the celebrated 32-seat, tasting menu-only chef's table restaurant. Habiger was a part of the opening team for Alinea and trained as a mixologist helping to open The Patterson House cocktail bar. Anderson worked under chef Thomas Keller and staged at Noma and is a James Beard Foundation award nominee.


Maple Thyme Custards

Recipe courtesy of chefs Erik Anderson and Josh Habiger, The Catbird Seat in Nashville



Yield

Serves 6


Ingredients

- 1 cup heavy cream

- 1 cup whole milk

- 2 egg yolks

- 2 whole eggs

- 2 sprigs fresh thyme

- ¼ cup Blis Maple Syrup

- Truffle oil to taste

- Pine extract to taste

- 12 bacon chips

- 12 egg shells


Directions

1) Mix heavy cream and milk with maple syrup.

2) Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes.

3) Add the thyme sprigs to the mixture and let steep for 15 minutes in a warm place.

4) Whisk 2 yolks and 2 whole eggs together and temper in the custard base. Remember to remove the thyme sprigs.

5) Fill hollowed out egg shells ¾ of the way with custard.

6) Bake in a 300 degree-oven until set.

7) Start checking them after 20 minutes or so.

8) Garnish with maple syrup, bacon chips and fresh thyme leaves.




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The Catbird Seat


Downtown

New American


1711 Division Street

Nashville, TN 37203

T: 615.248.8458 (make a reservation)


Website:

www.thecatbirdseatrestaurant.com

 


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