Eggs Benedict
Soft-boiled eggs, served on toast with a slice of fried smoked ham, and the whole covered with Hollandaise sauce.
220K 4.1/5 based on 19 reviews
Last modified on: April 8th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 eggs, you will need:
- 1
4 slices Sandwich bread - 2
0 kg 2 g butter - 3
2 slices smoked ham - 4
4 Poached eggs - 5
1 cup Hollandaise sauce - 6
4 leaves parsley (optional)
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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.
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.
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 recipe | 170 70 % | 680 60 % | 400 60 % | 2,060 100 % | 8,620 100 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 10 % | 100 10 % | 60 9 % | 320 20 % | 1,330 20 % |
| Per eggs | 40 20 % | 170 20 % | 100 20 % | 510 30 % | 2,160 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 eggs : 3.30 €
- Per eggs : 0.83 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Hollandaise sauce
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Butter
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Poached eggs
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Sandwich bread
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pain perdu, Chicken club sandwich, Fried egg in bread, Genoese croque-monsieur, Spinach Croque-monsieur , ... See them all 9
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