Eggs Benedict


Eggs Benedict
Soft-boiled eggs, served on toast with a slice of fried smoked ham, and the whole covered with Hollandaise sauce.
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Last modified on: August 8th 2018

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1 hour 1 min.3 min.1 hour 4 min.
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Stage 1 - 20 min.
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Prepare 200 g Hollandaise sauce.

Keep hot.

Stage 2 - 20 min.
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Prepare 4 Poached eggs.

Keep hot.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
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Remove crusts of 4 slices Sandwich bread.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
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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.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,364 Kcal or 5,711 Kj38 gr76 gr163 gr
68 %15 %7 %25 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
210 Kcal or 879 Kj6 gr12 gr25 gr
10 %2 %1 %4 %
Per eggs
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
341 Kcal or 1,428 Kj10 gr19 gr41 gr
17 %4 %2 %6 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by 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 : 3.29 €
  • Per eggs : 0.82 €

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Source
Home made.
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