# Eggs Benedict

The video shows how to make Eggs Benedict, including the hollandaise sauce and poached egg.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon water
- 0.5 tablespoon white vinegar
- 250 grams melted butter
- squeeze lemon
- pinch salt
- egg
- dash vinegar

## Instructions

1. Add egg yolks, water, and white vinegar to a bowl.
2. Whisk until doubled in size.
3. Place bowl over a pot of boiling water and slowly pour in melted butter while whisking.
4. Take the sauce off the heat and flavor with a squeeze of lemon and pinch of salt, whisking it all through.
5. Crack your egg into a fine mesh strainer and give it a wiggle so all the loose egg whites break away.
6. Add a dash of vinegar to a pot of simmering hot water and create a whirlpool by using a whisk.
7. Drop your egg into the vortex and cook for two minutes if using a fridge cold egg and scoop it out.
8. Assemble your eggs benedict and enjoy.

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl
- whisk
- pot
- fine mesh strainer
- spoon

## Tips

- Take your time adding the butter so the sauce doesn't lose its emulsion or break

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiGu_Itp7ig/?igsh=MTg1bW9xYnAxajc5Nw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c0ee3668-4907-48ce-9187-98e98021d0c1
- Extracted: 2025-05-07

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