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I laid the golden egg. Well actually I cooked it. I followed the directions outlined in the posting and it came out beautifully. I got some gold leaf at Sur La Tab (total rip off) and Caviar from Russ and Daughters (wonderful store) and Saran Wrap from the Duane Reade (I despise the CVS Club).
I will say that cooking the egg in the hot water (you can’t get it too hot or the saran wrap will melt) was very difficult and it is hard to gauge when the ‘egg bag’ is poached. I would recommend getting a thermometer for doing this.
I also added truffle oil to the puree since it seemed to be missing a depth of flavor. All in all this was a very cool recipe and made me feel very Gordon Gecko (of course Mr. Gecko wouldn’t slave away at a stove for an hour). Also for all the hippies and nay sayers on this list who decry the use of the gold leaf let me say . . . it goes with the decadence of the dish (this aint no greenmarket / blue hill / hippie loving / Birkenstock wearing dish). This is food for Nero, Michael Milken, and the Aga Khan.