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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: October 22th 2026
For 4 eggs, you will need:
- 1
4 slices sandwich bread - 2
30 g butter - 3
2 slices smoked ham - 4
4 poacheds eggs - 5
200 g hollandaise sauce - 6
4 leaves parsley (optional) - Total weight: 650 grams
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
Step 1 - ⌛ 20 min.
Step 2 - ⌛ 20 min.
Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Remove crusts of 4 slices sandwich bread.
Step 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Butter one side.
Step 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 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.
Keeping: To eat right now.
Source: Homemade.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 8 g RDI=12 % | 11 g RDI=4 % | 26 g RDI=36 % | 314 kcal RDI=16 % | 1,314 kJ RDI=16 % |
| Per eggs | 13 g RDI=19 % | 19 g RDI=7 % | 43 g RDI=58 % | 510 kcal RDI=26 % | 2,136 kJ RDI=26 % |
| Whole recipe | 50 g RDI=77 % | 74 g RDI=28 % | 171 g RDI=234 % | 2,041 kcal RDI=102 % | 8,543 kJ RDI=102 % |
How much will it cost?
For 4 eggs
3.30 €
Per eggs
0.85 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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