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Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict is a classic brunch dish that's easier than you might think to enjoy at home!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 660 kcal
Course:
Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 English muffins
- 4 lices ham or Canadian bacon
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 4 eggs
For the Hollandaise sauce
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Set a pot of water to boil for the eggs.
- Split the English muffins and toast them. Set aside, keeping warm if possible.
- If using Canadian bacon, cook it in skillet or under broiler, or warm if using ham.
- Make or warm your Hollandaise sauce. For easy blender sauce, put the yolks, cayenne, mustard and lemon juice in a blender container and blend until smooth. Melt the butter and pour into the yolk mixture with the blender running so that it combines smoothly. Set aside.
- Lastly, poach the eggs. Add the vinegar to the boiling water, then carefully crack the eggs in to the simmering water. Cook for around 3-4 minutes until the whites are translucent but the yolks are still slightly soft. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Assemble the eggs Benedict - make stacks with half a muffin at the bottom, topped with bacon/ham, then a poached egg and topped with the Hollandaise sauce.
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Notes
- Note you may not need all of the sauce, but it's hard to make a smaller quantity. If you are serving more people, this may be enough sauce for 3-4 if you serve less.
- I also sometimes serve a whole egg plus a white rather than two whole eggs on the Benedict if it's just us to save having leftover whites.
Nutrition Information
Calories
660kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
46g
(71%)
Saturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Cholesterol
618mg
(206%)
Sodium
1272mg
(53%)
Potassium
375mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1445IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
2.9mg
(3%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 660
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 660kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 46g | 71% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Cholesterol | 618mg | 206% |
| Sodium | 1272mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 375mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1445IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 2.9mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.