For the recipe you will need:
- 4 slices of smoked bacon/canadian bacon or salmon
- 4 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 English muffins
How to prepare the perfect Eggs Benedict?
Tip: you will need a large muffin tin
Follow these easy steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 ℉ / 180 °C
- Grease the muffin tin (not mecessary if you are using smoked bacon)
- Place a slice of bacon on each tin and then crack an egg over each slice
- Cover the tin with aluminium foil
- Bake from 10 to 15 minutes (check after 10 untill the egg whites are not transparent)
Hollandaise Sauce
- Fill the bottom of your pot with water and bring it to simmer
- In a separate bowl whisk together 3 egg yolks with
1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar – until well mixed - Put the bowl on the water pot to make a double boiler and reheat the mixture
- Slowly put the melted better in the egg yolk mixture (little at each time), while constantly mixing it over the simmering water
- If the sauce is too thick, add a teaspoon or two of hot water
- Continue whisking it on the heat until the butter gets fully incorporated into the mixture
- Remove it from the heat and add the lemon juice, salt and pepper
- Whisk one more time!
Plating
- Halve and toast the English muffins
- Place the toasted English muffin half down and layer the bacon and egg cup onto the muffin, then drizzle the hollandaise sauce over it
Bon Appétit!
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