Makes 4 egg Benedict ( serves 2)
Note
hollandaise is very heat sensitive
Eg. If doing by window that allows cold air in can break the sauce
if hollandaise separates you can fix
Crack an egg into another bowl that will fit over posching water pot
Mix egg well
Add separated holandaise mixture slowly to egg in bowl rover poaching water following same procedure adding slowly
Follow steps for making holandaise below
4 eggs + 1 for making hollandaise
1lb. butter melted
1/4 cup oil
2 cups white wine
1 onion medium dice
1 tbsp black pepper
Juice of one lemon
2 English muffins toasted
4 tbsp. cream cheese
4 slices peameal bacon
Salt and pepper to taste for finishing hollandaise
3 tbsp. vinegar for poaching eggs
Preparation of white wine reduction
In pot add white wine and 1 tbsp cracked black pepper cook on high heat for 5 minutes until you have two tbsp of liquid ( strain thru sieve and keep liquid reduction) you can do ahead of time
Cook bacon until browned on each side approximately 2 minutes on hot pan ( I use a cast iron griddle)
Bottom of egg Benedict preparation do 1/2 hour ahead of time
Toast English muffins
Top English muffins with cream cheese
Top with cooked peameal bacon
Place cream cheese and bacon topped English muffins on tray off to side
Put water in a pot that you can place a bowl on like a double boiler ( bowl to make hollandaise in)
Heating cream cheese and peameal bacon topped English muffins
When you start to boil water for poaching eggs place cream cheese, bacon topped English muffins tray in oven set to 200 F ( preheat oven)
Bowl for hollandaise preparation ( do before you start poaching eggs)
In bowl add 1 egg, whisk until foamy
Add white wine reduction ( made with onions, wine and cracked pepper)
Add juice of 1 lemon
mix well
Poached egg preparation
Have tray lined with paper to be used to dry poached eggs
Add vinegar to water and bring to boil
Turn water down to simmer
Add eggs to water to poach and then turn water off
Place bowl for hollandaise preparation on top of pot poached eggs are in
Slowly Add 1 cup melted butter (skimming butter from top avoiding the milk solids on bottom) this should take 1 minute ( adding butter to fast will cause sauce to separate )
Mix butter into bowl stirring constantly
Add another cup of melted butter
Add 1/4 cup of oil stirring constantly
Remove bowl
Continue to add melted butter until finished constantly stirring
Add salt and pepper to taste
Finishing egg Benedict
Remove eggs from poaching water and place on paper lined tray
Place poached egg on top of cream cheese bacon topped English muffin
Top with hollandaise
Serve immediately
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