Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs, turkey ham, English muffin and hollandaise.
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Hot butter into the blender is the trick. Cold or warm butter won't emulsify. Keep it almost-boiling, drizzle slow, and the hollandaise sets itself. If it breaks: blend in 1 tbsp hot water and 1 tsp extra yolk.
Ingredients
Everything below makes 2 servings.
- 4large eggs (for poaching)
- 4 slicesturkey ham slices
- 2English muffinssplit
- 6 tbspunsalted buttermelted hot (for hollandaise)
- 2large egg yolks (for hollandaise)
- 1lemonjuiced
- 1 tbspwhite vinegar (for poaching water)
- ⅛ tspcayenne (pinch)
- 1 tbspfresh chivesthinly sliced
- ¾ tspkosher salt
- ¼ tspblack pepper
In the app these rescale to however many people you're feeding.
Nutrition
Per serving, as written.
- 857calories
- 37gprotein
- 36gcarbs
- 64gfat
Swaps move these numbers. A different protein or base changes them.
Instructions
Knife work first, then the stove. Nothing below asks you to chop while something burns.
- Bring wide saucepan with 3 inches of water to a bare simmer (not boiling). Add the vinegar.
- Crack each egg into its own small bowl/ramekin (one at a time for safety).
- Melt 6 tbsp butter in a small saucepan or microwave - keep it HOT (this is critical for hollandaise).
Blender hollandaise
In blender: yolks, 1 tbsp lemon juice, salt. Blend 10 sec. With blender running, slowly drizzle in the hot melted butter in a thin stream. Sauce will emulsify and thicken to ribbon consistency. Add cayenne. If too thick: 1 tsp warm water to loosen. Keep warm by leaving in blender or transferring to a bowl in warm-water bath.
4 min · hands onToast muffins and sear ham
Toast English muffins. Meanwhile, heat skillet over medium. Sear turkey ham slices 60 sec per side until lightly browned.
4 min · hands onPoach eggs
Bring vinegar water to a BARE simmer (small bubbles, not rolling). Stir water to create a gentle vortex. Slip each egg in (one at a time) and poach 3 min for soft yolks. Lift out with slotted spoon onto paper towel.
3 min · hands onAssemble
On each muffin half: turkey ham to poached egg to generous spoonful of hollandaise. Scatter chives and a tiny dust of cayenne. Crack pepper over.
2 min · hands onServe
Plate immediately. Hollandaise and poached eggs do not wait - they're at their best within 60 sec of plating.
1 min · hands onMake it yours
Every swap here is one Maui already knows how to make, including what it does to the timing.
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What keeps
Hollandaise breaks on reheat. Poached eggs go rubbery.
Make-and-eat dish only. You CAN poach eggs ahead (shock in ice water, reheat 60 sec in hot water) but hollandaise has to be fresh.
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