Eggs Benedict
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Grab a small pot and melt butter over medium heat.
- 2Separate four eggs, putting the yolks in a bowl and the whites in another.
- 3Whisk the yolks until they are a pale yellow color.
- 4Add lemon juice and whisk.
- 5Add salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper and mix all ingredients.
- 6Drizzle butter in and whisk until it has thickened up.
- 7Crack an egg into a small bowl.
- 8Bring a big pot of water to a hard boil and then reduce it to a simmer and stir in vinegar.
- 9Add bacon on a medium-high heat pan.
- 10Cook bacon for about two minutes per side.
- 11To have all those delicious nooks and crannies, split english muffins with a fork.
- 12Drop the egg gently into the centre of the simmering water and cook for about three to five minutes.
- 13Place the split english muffins into the toaster.
- 14To assemble, grab two slices of bacon and place that on the english muffin, put one poached egg on top and spoon over a generous amount of hollandaise sauce.
- 15Garnish with some fresh chives.
Ingredients
- 0.25 cup unsalted butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.125 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.125 tsp ground black pepper
- 4 large eggs
- 2 English muffins
- 8 canadian bacon slices
- 0.25 tsp vinegar
Equipment
small potwhisklemon squeezerpepper grinderknifeforklarge pantoasterspoontongsslotted spoon
Tips
- Egg whites can be frozen for later use, for example, in meringues.
- Electric mixer could be used instead of a whisk.
- You could pasturize the eggs if you don't want to eat raw egg yolks.
- Young eggs are best for poaching.
- The plate should be warm.
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