breakfast · American

Eggs Benedict

Name: Eggs Benedict
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 English muffins; 4 slices ham; 3 egg yolks; 150 g butter; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar

Perfectly poached eggs on a toasted muffin with silky hollandaise. Brunch royalty.

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Prep 10m · Cook 15mServes 2Medium

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Ingredients

Serves 2

4eggs, very fresh
2English muffins, halved
4 slicesham
3egg yolks, for hollandaise
150 gbutter, melted
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspwhite wine vinegar, for poaching

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Method

1
Make hollandaise: whisk yolks and lemon juice over a bain-marie. Slowly drizzle in melted butter, whisking constantly until thick. Season.
8 min
2
Poach eggs in simmering water with vinegar for 3-4 minutes. Lift out with a slotted spoon.
5 min
3
Toast muffins. Top each half with ham and a poached egg. Spoon over hollandaise.
3 min

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