Eggs Benedict
Soft-boiled eggs, served on toast with a slice of fried smoked ham, and the whole covered with Hollandaise sauce.
187,2904.1/5 for 17 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: August 8th 2018
For 4 eggs, you will need:
- 0
4 slices Sandwich bread - 1
30 g butter - 2
2 slices smoked ham - 3
4 Poached eggs - 4
200 g Hollandaise sauce - 5
4 leaves parsley (optional) - Total weight: 650 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 1 min. | 3 min. | 1 hour 4 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
To eat right now.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Stage 2 - 20 min.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Remove crusts of 4 slices Sandwich bread.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Butter one side.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
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.
Keep hot.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
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.
If you are in a hurry, don't butter toast, just put in a toaster.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
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.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,364 Kcal or 5,711 Kj | 38 gr | 76 gr | 163 gr |
| 68 % | 15 % | 7 % | 25 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 210 Kcal or 879 Kj | 6 gr | 12 gr | 25 gr |
| 10 % | 2 % | 1 % | 4 % |
| Per eggs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 341 Kcal or 1,428 Kj | 10 gr | 19 gr | 41 gr |
| 17 % | 4 % | 2 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 eggs : 3.29 €
- Per eggs : 0.82 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Hollandaise sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine and leek tarts, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bechamel sauce, Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Doughnuts, Clarified butter, Brioche dough, ... All |
 | Poached eggs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Tartine du pêcheur , Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Eggs meurette, Eggs Arsène, ... All |
 | Sandwich bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled cheese, Pain perdu, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Fried egg in bread, Comtoise apple charlotte, ... All |
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