The Ultimate Brunch Dish: Eggs Benedict
Stay in your PJs and don’t bother to brush your teeth by bringing the ultimate brunch dish of Eggs Benedict to your table. No need to go out and spend $15 when you can make this at home. For us this is a holiday dish I usually make at Christmas or New Year’s.
The biggest challenge with Eggs Benedict is getting everything done at the same time. I have included my suggested process for preparation. Do whatever works for you. The goal is to get it hot to the table.
Eggs Benedict Recipe
- 2 English Muffins
- 4 slices Canadian bacon
- 4 eggs
- Hollandaise Sauce
Preparation
Make Hollandaise Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup or 1 stick unsalted butter
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Preparation
For Poaching Eggs
- Heat water, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 2 teaspoons white vinegar and bring to a simmer over medium heat in a skillet with a lid.
- crack each cold large egg into a custard cup or small ramekin.
- Drop each egg into the simmering water.
- Cover with lid and turn heat off.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
Heat Canadian Bacon
Toast English Muffins
Assemble starting with the English muffin, then Canadian Bacon, then Poached Egg topping it off with Hollandaise sauce.