Sunday Frittata with Frizzled Leeks

Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In an ovenproof skillet, sauté the leeks in 2 tablespoons olive oil over very low heat (just the hint of a sizzling sound) for about 10 to 15 minutes until crispy and golden brown. 3. Remove from skillet and set aside. 4. In the same ovenproof skillet, add remaining olive oil and heat for 30 seconds. Pour in whisked eggs. 5. Adjust heat to low (just above simmer), and let the eggs begin to set, undisturbed for a minute. 6. Remove skillet from stove, and place in the top third of the oven. 7. After 3 or 4 minutes, check to see how cooked the eggs are. They should still be slightly runny in the middle. 8. Taking a small handful at a time, distribute the leeks over the eggs and continue to cook. 9. After 2 more minutes, turn the oven to broil setting. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the entire surface of the eggs. 10. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes. The frittata will puff up, and the edges should be golden brown. 11. Season with black pepper and salt. 12. Cut into pielike wedges, and serve. Excerpted from Culinary Intelligence by Peter Kaminsky, © 2012 Peter Kaminsky. Excerpted by permission of Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. PETER KAMINSKY wrote "Underground Gourmet" for New York magazine for four years, and his "Outdoors" column appeared in the New York Times for twenty years. He is a longtime contributor to Food & Wine and the former managing editor or National Lampoon. His books include Pig Perfect: Encounters with Remarkable Swine, The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass, The Elements of Taste (with Gray Kunz), Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way (with Francis Mallmann), Letters to a Young Chef (with Daniel Boulud), Celebrate! (with Sheila Lukins), and John Madden's Ultimate Tailgating. He is the creator and executive producer of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on PBS.

Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In an ovenproof skillet, sauté the leeks in 2 tablespoons olive oil over very low heat (just the hint of a sizzling sound) for about 10 to 15 minutes until crispy and golden brown. 3. Remove from skillet and set aside. 4. In the same ovenproof skillet, add remaining olive oil and heat for 30 seconds. Pour in whisked eggs. 5. Adjust heat to low (just above simmer), and let the eggs begin to set, undisturbed for a minute. 6. Remove skillet from stove, and place in the top third of the oven. 7. After 3 or 4 minutes, check to see how cooked the eggs are. They should still be slightly runny in the middle. 8. Taking a small handful at a time, distribute the leeks over the eggs and continue to cook. 9. After 2 more minutes, turn the oven to broil setting. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the entire surface of the eggs. 10. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes. The frittata will puff up, and the edges should be golden brown. 11. Season with black pepper and salt. 12. Cut into pielike wedges, and serve. Excerpted from Culinary Intelligence by Peter Kaminsky, © 2012 Peter Kaminsky. Excerpted by permission of Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. PETER KAMINSKY wrote "Underground Gourmet" for New York magazine for four years, and his "Outdoors" column appeared in the New York Times for twenty years. He is a longtime contributor to Food & Wine and the former managing editor or National Lampoon. His books include Pig Perfect: Encounters with Remarkable Swine, The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass, The Elements of Taste (with Gray Kunz), Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way (with Francis Mallmann), Letters to a Young Chef (with Daniel Boulud), Celebrate! (with Sheila Lukins), and John Madden's Ultimate Tailgating. He is the creator and executive producer of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on PBS.