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Eggs Benedict
🥞 American

Eggs Benedict

🥞 American

Poached eggs and crispy bacon on toasted bread, drowned in buttery lemon hollandaise — brunch's most glamorous plate.

Prep 15 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Hard

Ingredients

  • Butter1/2 cup, melted
  • Saltto taste
  • Lemon1, juiced
  • Eggs4 + 3 yolks for sauce
  • Bacon4 slices
  • Vinegar1 tbsp for poaching
  • Bread2 thick slices or muffins
  • Black Pepperto taste
  • Egg Yolk3

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk egg yolks with lemon juice over a double boiler; drizzle in melted butter to make hollandaise; season.

  2. 2

    Poach eggs in barely simmering water with a splash of vinegar, 3 minutes for runny yolks.

  3. 3

    Toast bread or English-muffin-style slices; warm crispy bacon on top.

  4. 4

    Plate toast, bacon, poached egg.

  5. 5

    Spoon hollandaise generously over everything; crack black pepper on top.

Chef's tip

Hollandaise breaks if it gets too hot — keep it warm, not hot, and whisk constantly.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Easy Eggs Benedict Recipe · on YouTube