Chef Dan Harris with The Perch in Wicker Park joined the WGN Weekend Morning News for Sunday Brunch, where he detailed how to prepare the restaurant’s delicious Crab Cakes Benedict.
7.48. ON FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH. JOINING US TODAY, A CHEF DAN HARRIS WITH PERCH IN WINTER PARK. AND MORNING TO CHEF MORNING HAS GOING DOING ALL RIGHT. WE’RE DOING A CRAB CAKE BENEDICT. IT SOUNDS ITS SMELLS DELICIOUS. SOUNDS REALLY GOOD TOO. >> WHAT GOES INTO A GOOD CRAB CAKE? SO USING THE LEAST AMOUNT FILLER POSSIBLE THIS ISN’T A GREAT CRABMEAT. WE USE A LITTLE TOUCH OF HONEY IN OUR MIX, WHICH KIND OF BRINGS OUT SWEETNESS FROM A CAR CROWDS AND AXA BINDER. BUT JUST LITTLE BIT MAYO AG, CRAB MEAT AND THEN JUST SOME SEASONING. SO WE KRILL MUSTARD AND BELL PEPPERS AND THERE. BUT IT’S LIKE HAVING ALL THAT, NOT HAVING ALL THE PAINT BREAD CRUMB AND THEY’RE JUST MAKING IT REALLY FORWARD COOKING IT IN BUTTER. ALWAYS WITH THE BUTTER, ALWAYS OF THE BUTTER. LITTLE BIT BAY TO FINISH, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE BUTTER THAT’S KIND OF BRINGS ALL THAT SWEETNESS OF THE CRAB KEEPS THE DELICIOUS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WE DO THAT. THE HOLIDAYS IS FAIRLY SIMPLE. IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, IT IS. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO A HOLIDAY. SO YOU’RE AGAIN, BUTTER AND IT’S ABOUT GETTING THE TEMPERATURE. THE BUTTER CRACKED UP. EARLY ON THE CRAB CAKE. IT’S MARKING THE TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT A RIGHT AND KEEP HAS EGGS CONSTANTLY WHISKING, DON’T STOP. IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF LEMON JUICE, TABASCO AND THEN WE HAVE THE POACHED EGGS AS WELL. POACHED EGGS, KIND OF EVERYONE’S LEAST FAVORITE TO MAKE IT HOME. BUT IT’S NOT HARD IF YOU’RE A TO STORE THE WATER, HEAVY WATER AND ICE LIKE GENTLE BOIL AND A LITTLE BIT OF VINEGAR AND THERE WILL HELP SET THAT EGG WHITE. GIVE IT A STIR. AND I COULD THAT NICE LIKE SPIRIT SHAPE EVER. AND SO WE WANT TO SPEND FIRST. THAT’S WHY YOU SAID THE WAS A LITTLE EARLIER. DROP. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU COULD PUT THE SPINACH ON TOP OF THE CRAB CAKE. I DON’T THINK ANYONE AND NOBODY NOTICE WOULD HAVE KNOWN. I WOULD HAVE KNOWN. I CAN’T DO THAT. AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF KNOWN TO DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR TALK ABOUT THE FOR WE ARE ON BEER. SO IT’S FORCED OUR CONCEPT KIND CLASSIC AMERICAN GRILL WOOD-FIRED GRILL AMERICAN FAVORITES AND TEAR PROGRAM OF AL HASAN APPEARS PRESTON IS AN AWESOME JOB MAKING SOME COOL INNOVATIONS. AND THE GROUP UP. ALL RIGHT. VERY DOG FRIENDLY. BEST PATIO IN THE CITY. THAT WILL BE A GUARD NEXT TO IT IS AWESOME. AND WE MAKE ALL OF OUR OWN DOG TREATS WITH THE SPRING DURING SO IT DOG-FRIENDLY ON THE PATIO DOG-FRIENDLY ALL THE TIME. DOG FRIENDLY ALL THE TIME. TALK ABOUT WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE HERE BECAUSE THESE THINGS LOOK AMAZING IF SOME AVOCADO TOAST OVER BRUNCH CLASSICS AND AVOCADO TOAST TREES THAT HAVE MONKEY BREAD IS THE KIND OF A FAMILY FAVORITE CROWD PLEASER, A LITTLE BIT OF BLUEBIRD, CORNBREAD AND ON OUR FRIDAY SANDWICH FRIED EGG SANDWICH. YOU HAVE ON THERE, THERE’S JUST THERE’S JUST TOO. THEY’RE HIDDEN UNDER THE BACON AND CHEESE AND LET US NOT FORGET YOU. >> JARRETT PAYTON: THAT WAS THE LEAD RIGHT THERE. POTATOES. ALSO LOOK AMAZING WHAT YOU HAVE IN IT’S A HASH BROWN CASSEROLE. SO WE HAVE OUR. HOW STRONG, SOME ROASTED GARLIC, PARMESAN CHEESE. HEAVY CREAM DOES. BATES UNTIL IT KIND OF HAS ITS LIKE RICH ON BREAKFAST POTATO? CHRISTIANE, THE TOP KIND OF MOMENTUM CENTER. ALRIGHT, AND YOU HAVE MANY SISTER LOCATIONS AS WELL. WE DO. IT’S NOT JUST THE PERCH WILL CROSS THE HAVE PERCH, CROSBY’S KITCHEN TO GOING BLONDIE WITH ACROSS UP IN NILES FROST, OVER IN ROSCOE VILLAGE AND REMINGTON’S ON A LOOP. THAT’S AMAZING. THE SHOW’S MOST THAT IS WELL, SMOKE COUNTY AS WELL. YEAH. GOOD STUFF. THE PERCH KITCHEN AND TAP IS LOCATED 1932 WEST DIVISION STREET. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THEIR WEEKEND BRUNCH SERVICE. WHAT RUNS FROM 10 UNTIL TO 3. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THEIR FULL MENU AT PERCH. >> CHICAGO DOT COM. YOU CAN ALSO FIND THEM AT CHICAGO SOCIAL MEDIA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AFTER CAN SEE IT.
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