Biscuits with Pancetta, Collard Greens, Marbleized Eggs, and Espresso Aïoli

Name: Biscuits Sandwiches with Pancetta, Collard Greens, Marbleized Eggs, and Espresso Aïoli
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 5 cups flour; 5 tbsp. sugar; 2 tbsp. baking powder; 1 tbsp. kosher salt; 10 tbsp. unsalted butter, frozen, plus 4 tbsp. melted; 1 3 ⁄ 4 cups buttermilk; 2 tbsp. honey; 7 oz. thinly sliced pancetta (about 32 slices); 2 lb. collard greens, trimmed and roughly chopped; 1 ⁄ 2 small Vidalia onion, thinly sliced; 3 ⁄ 4 cup chicken stock; 1 tsp. Dijon mustard; 1 clove garlic, mashed into a paste; 8 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk; 1 ⁄ 2 cup canola oil; 1 1 ⁄ 2 tbsp. espresso; 4 tbsp. unsalted butter; 1 ⁄ 4 cup minced chives; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Serves
serves 4

JOSEPH DE LEO

Alvin Cailan of Los Angeles' cultish Eggslut goes pancetta-crazy in this sandwich, using eight slices on top of his gorgeously marbleized egg and cooking the collard greens in pancetta fat.

Ingredients

For the Buttermilk Biscuits

5 cups flour
5 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. kosher salt
10 tbsp. unsalted butter, frozen, plus 4 tbsp. melted
1 ³⁄₄ cups buttermilk
2 tbsp. honey

For the Sandwich Toppings

7 oz. thinly sliced pancetta (about 32 slices)
2 lb. collard greens, trimmed and roughly chopped
¹⁄₂ small Vidalia onion, thinly sliced
³⁄₄ cup chicken stock
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, mashed into a paste
8 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
¹⁄₂ cup canola oil
1 ¹⁄₂ tbsp. espresso
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
¹⁄₄ cup minced chives
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Instructions

Step 1

Make the biscuits: Heat oven to 400°. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Using the coarse side of a box grater, grate frozen butter into flour mixture; mix to combine. Add buttermilk and, using your hands, gently mix ingredients until a soft dough forms. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; pat into a 7" x 9" rectangle, about 2" thick. Using a 4" round cutter, cut out 4 biscuits, reusing scraps as needed. Place biscuits on a parchment paper—lined baking sheet. Bake until golden, 18–20 minutes. Stir melted butter and honey in a bowl; brush over hot biscuits. Return biscuits to oven and cook until golden, 5 minutes more.

Step 2

Prepare the pancetta: Arrange pancetta slices in a single layer on 2 baking sheets; bake until crisp, 5–7 minutes. Pour fat from pancetta into a 12" skillet; set aside.

Step 3

Make the braised collard greens: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook collards until tender, 4–6 minutes; drain. Heat skillet with reserved pancetta fat over medium-high; cook onion until soft, 4–6 minutes. Add cooked collards, the stock, salt, and pepper; simmer until stock has evaporated, 10–12 minutes.

Step 4

Make the espresso aïoli: Whisk mustard, garlic, 1 egg yolk, and salt in a bowl; while whisking, slowly drizzle in oil, and then espresso, until aïoli is emulsified.

Step 5

Make the marbleized eggs: Melt 1 tbsp. butter in an 8" nonstick skillet over medium; crack 2 eggs into skillet and break the yolks. Using the tip of a heatproof rubber spatula, gently swirl yolks into whites, making a flat omelette and taking care not to scramble the eggs. Cook until bottom is set, about 3 minutes. Add 1 tbsp. chives and salt; fold omelette into quarters, transfer to a plate, and keep warm. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 4 omelettes.

Step 6

Assemble sandwiches: Slice biscuits in half; spread halves with aïoli and divide collards, pancetta, and omelettes between biscuits.

Make the biscuits: Heat oven to 400°. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Using the coarse side of a box grater, grate frozen butter into flour mixture; mix to combine. Add buttermilk and, using your hands, gently mix ingredients until a soft dough forms. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; pat into a 7" x 9" rectangle, about 2" thick. Using a 4" round cutter, cut out 4 biscuits, reusing scraps as needed. Place biscuits on a parchment paper—lined baking sheet. Bake until golden, 18–20 minutes. Stir melted butter and honey in a bowl; brush over hot biscuits. Return biscuits to oven and cook until golden, 5 minutes more.
Prepare the pancetta: Arrange pancetta slices in a single layer on 2 baking sheets; bake until crisp, 5–7 minutes. Pour fat from pancetta into a 12" skillet; set aside.
Make the braised collard greens: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook collards until tender, 4–6 minutes; drain. Heat skillet with reserved pancetta fat over medium-high; cook onion until soft, 4–6 minutes. Add cooked collards, the stock, salt, and pepper; simmer until stock has evaporated, 10–12 minutes.
Make the espresso aïoli: Whisk mustard, garlic, 1 egg yolk, and salt in a bowl; while whisking, slowly drizzle in oil, and then espresso, until aïoli is emulsified.
Make the marbleized eggs: Melt 1 tbsp. butter in an 8" nonstick skillet over medium; crack 2 eggs into skillet and break the yolks. Using the tip of a heatproof rubber spatula, gently swirl yolks into whites, making a flat omelette and taking care not to scramble the eggs. Cook until bottom is set, about 3 minutes. Add 1 tbsp. chives and salt; fold omelette into quarters, transfer to a plate, and keep warm. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 4 omelettes.
Assemble sandwiches: Slice biscuits in half; spread halves with aïoli and divide collards, pancetta, and omelettes between biscuits.