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Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict
Soft-boiled eggs, served on toast with a slice of fried smoked ham, and the whole covered with Hollandaise sauce.
233 K 4.1/5 (19 reviews)
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duree1 hour 4 min. difficultéEasy prix3.30 € pour combien4 eggs ingredients6 Ingredients
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Last modified on: April 8th 2023
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For 4 eggs, you will need:
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2 eggs4 eggs8 eggs12 eggs
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 1 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 1 hour 4 min.
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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 20 min.
Eggs Benedict
Prepare 200 g hollandaise sauce.

Keep hot.
Stage 2 - 20 min.
Eggs Benedict
Prepare 4 poacheds eggs.

Keep hot.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Eggs Benedict
Remove crusts of 4 slices sandwich bread.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Eggs Benedict
Butter one side.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
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Cut 2 slices smoked ham in 2, to get slices about the same size as the toast.

Heat the plates.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
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Put ham slices in a hot frying pan, 30 seconds on each side (if you use regular ham instead of smoked, leave until ham is lightly fried).

Keep hot.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
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In the same pan, put the toast butter side down until well browned, then turn over and cook the other side for 1 minute.

If you are in a hurry, don't butter toast, just put in a toaster.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
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Put 1 slice of toast (or 2 if you are hungry) onto a hot plate, add a ham slice on top then a soft-boiled egg.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
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Cover with hollandaise sauce. If possible decorate with a parsley leaf, and serve immediately.
Remarks
Try to use not completely white bread, but whole-wheat instead, your toast and your eggs Benedict will be better. Even better is to make your own sandwich bread. Don't be afraid, it's quite easy.
Keeping: To eat right now.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe170 RDI=70 %680 RDI=60 %400 RDI=60 %2,060 RDI=100 %8,620 RDI: 100 %
Per 100 g30 RDI=10 %100 RDI=10 %60 RDI=9 %320 RDI=20 %1,330 RDI: 20 %
Per eggs40 RDI=20 %170 RDI=20 %100 RDI=20 %510 RDI=30 %2,160 RDI: 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, egg, Sulfites
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 eggs : 3.30 €
  • Per eggs : 0.85 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce

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Butter
Butter

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Poached eggs
Poached eggs

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Sandwich bread
Sandwich bread

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