Breakfast of the aristocrat - eggs benedict

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

A dish like eggs benedict, despite the original name, consists of familiar, familiar products. In fact, it's just a sandwich with a poached egg, sauce and red fish (sausage, brisket or ham). But cooking it is not very easy, because in order to boil a poached egg, you first need to practice. After you mess up a few eggs, but still learn how to cook the right poached, you can make a breakfast of real aristocrats. After all, eggs benedict is a very popular morning dish among representatives of high society in France. But ordinary people also love dishes with eggs, so this breakfast will not leave anyone indifferent and will please even a whimsical person in food.

When Benedict's eggs appeared, it is not exactly known. According to one version, they were invented by Benedictine monks. According to another, he came up with them for his favorite visitors - a married couple with the surname Benedict - the chef of a small restaurant in New Orleans. Benedict eggs are loved not only by aristocrats, but also by stars. For example, Cameron Diaz said in an interview that egg benedict is one of the best dishes she had in France.

Despite their palatability, eggs benedictcan't be daily breakfast. Although eggs are not a high-calorie product (only 65 calories in one egg), there is a lot of bad cholesterol in the yolk. Therefore, do not eat a lot of eggs - everything is good in moderation.

How to cook egg benedict

For two servings you will need:

• three chicken eggs (more precisely, 2 eggs and one yolk);
• 80 grams of butter;
• 2/3 teaspoon lemon juice;
• 1, 5 teaspoons of water;
• 2 slices of ham (smoked red fish or brisket);
• greens to taste;
• s alt and black pepper;
• four tablespoons of vinegar.

First you need to prepare the hollandaise sauce. To do this, mix water, one yolk and lemon juice, and put in a water bath. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the fire is not strong. Then you should cut the cold butter into cubes and throw the pieces into the mixture one at a time, stirring constantly. When one piece of butter melts, you need to add the next one and do so until it runs out. S alt and pepper the finished sauce to taste and leave to cool. Then you need to cook the poached egg. Bring one liter of water to a boil, add a teaspoon of s alt and four teaspoons of vinegar, then reduce the heat so that the water boils just a little. Break the eggs into a bowl separately so that the yolk remains intact (just like when cooking with fried eggs). Using a spoon in hot water with s alt and vinegar, make a "whirlpool" and carefully, tilting the bowl, dip the egg into the water. You need to cook for strictly three minutes, if more, then the yolk will harden.

Then do the same with the second egg. While they are cooking, you need to fry a bun in a pan or in the oven. Put a piece of smoked red fish (ham or brisket) on top of it. Place a poached egg on top, pour over the hollandaise sauce and sprinkle with chopped herbs. Must be served immediately. That's it, eggs benedict are ready, enjoy your meal.

The finished dish is quite high in calories: 506 calories per serving, of which 15.06 grams are proteins, 46.49 grams are fats and 0.99 grams are carbohydrates.