Classic Eggs Benedict recipe
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This is what a quick and delicious version of Eggs Benedict, made with an easy blender Hollandaise sauce, looks like inside -- perfectly poached egg, soft and just a little runny, saucy and absolutely delectable.

  


Classic Eggs Benedict

Most Sunday mornings, around 10:30 AM at our lakehouse, Bloody Marys are flowing and preparations for Eggs Benedict have begun. We usually have several guests over to join us for breakfast and discuss the night before. What a great tradition!

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Servings: 4 Servings
Total Time (median): 0 : 30 Active Time: 0 : 30

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Ingredients


Preparation

First, have a Bloody Mary. Prepare for the Hollandaise Sauce by placing the 4 egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl. Place that bowl in a larger bowl of luke warm water. (This gets the chill off the eggs) Put the 2 sticks of butter in a measuing cup. Have another Bloody Mary.

Fill a large skillet halfway with water, the vinegar and the salt. Bring to almost a boil. In another skillet lightly grill the Canadian Bacon. Keep warm, but do not dry out. Butter the English Muffins and get ready to toast. Have one more Blooddy Marrry.

Empty the egg yolk mixture into a blender. Everything should be ready to go at this point: Muffins toasting, bacon grilled, water simmering. Melt butter in microwave until hot, about a minute. Run blender on high and slowly add the melted butter. Sauce will thicken. Gently crack and drop each egg into the water in the skillet. Poach for about 2 minutes (you want the yolks to be runny).

To assemble start with the English muffin, then the Canadian bacon, then the poached egg, removed with a slotted spoon. Cover with Hollandaise Sauce. Serve with cheese grits, a grilled tomato, assorted fruit chunks, and.........one more Bloody Mary.


Cuisine: American-South Main Ingredient: Eggs

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This was an easy, no-fuss recipe. The sauce is simply put together in a blender with no double boiling necessary. The blender whipped the sauce into a smooth emulsion that isn't as likely to break as versions made by hand with a whisk. As for ingredients, we used fresh eggs and changed the amount of vinegar from 2 cups to 1 tsp. per cup of water (we use no more than 1-inch of water in a a non-stick pan or at least 3-inches of water in a saucepan). We also tweaked the poaching method slightly. Instead of cracking our eggs directly into the pan, we first cracked them into ramekins, swirled the simmering water with a spoon to create a gentle whirlpool, then carefully slipped each egg into the water by lowering the lip of each ramekin about a half inch below the surface of the water allowing the eggs to flow out. The egg whites did streak slightly in the water, but for the most part stayed together as spheres. Next time, I will probably replace 2 tbsp. of the melted butter with 2 tbsp. of Dijon mustard. Dijon is a great emulsifier and will also add a little additional "gusto" to the hollandaise.

sgrishkasgrishka :  :  12w 1d ago


One of my great weaknesses -- Eggs Benedict. I just love this breakfast. Gorgeous photos (as usual), sgrishka.

stevemurstevemur : comment :  12w 1d ago


IMPORTANT: Do not operate machinery after eating this! The only thing acceptable to do is to take a long nap.

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