Eggs Benedict
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Eggs Benedict
..this may be old hat to most of you, but it is a new taste/cooking experience for me.. A few weeks ago, at an estate sale I picked up an egg poacher, valued at about $50, got fot$15...anyway, only having made poached eggs once or twice, the old fashioned way, many years ago, I thought why not try this! Then looked up recipe for EB...thinking must be a package mix for the hollandaise, as it sounded too intense to do early in morning. Found it at Walmart on latest shopping trip, picked up the Canadian bacon too-long time since having that too! So did it this morning...sharing with dd. She has had before, me, never! She said perfect. I just enjoyed the taste! I know I cheated with the mix, but will buy a few more packages....I bet that would be good on fish, or fresh steamed asparagus. So that's my new learning experience for today. Btw-- that little poacher made perfect eggs! Good investment...
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I swear by Knorr Hollandaise mix. It is the best! Squeeze a little fresh lemon in at the end, really brightens up the flavor. I have a special little pan for poaching eggs too. It is a regular pan for the water and an insert that goes above it with cups in it for the eggs. Technically it is steaming the egg but it works for me. I like my poached eggs to have a runny yolk, like a soft boiled egg.
#4
I've been trying for years to get make a good hollandaise sauce. I don't try all that often - and the last time was for New Years and it was another flop. So I just put cheese over the top of the eggs/ham and DH loved it anyway.
I do like the Knorr mixes, but I really want to learn the technique.
I do like the Knorr mixes, but I really want to learn the technique.
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I love Eggs Benedict! It's one of those things I order when we go out to breakfast because no one else in my family likes it. So I haven't even tried to make it. But I love soft boiled eggs and have the little egg cooker from QVC which makes perfect soft boiled eggs.
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Blender Hollandaise sauce is easy and always works for me. I have a recipe in an old McCalls cookbook.
But if you want a real cheat, add fresh lemon juice to good quality mayo, a bit of zest too. Basically Hollandaise is a warm lemon mayo.
If doing the blender version, add barely a pinch of cayenne or hot paprika to the blender. It does not make the sauce spicy, but does enhance the flavour.
But if you want a real cheat, add fresh lemon juice to good quality mayo, a bit of zest too. Basically Hollandaise is a warm lemon mayo.
If doing the blender version, add barely a pinch of cayenne or hot paprika to the blender. It does not make the sauce spicy, but does enhance the flavour.
#9
Here is the recipe I use when I want hollandaise. The real stuff doesn't last long enough and is too fussy to make.
Mock Hollandaise Sauce
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup real mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
Blend the ingredients, cook and stir until hot
Real Hollandaise sauce separates after about 90 minutes. This recipe tastes similar and keeps in your refrigerator for weeks. Tastes great on vegetables. Sometimes I add curry or cayenne pepper to taste as a variation
Mock Hollandaise Sauce
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup real mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
Blend the ingredients, cook and stir until hot
Real Hollandaise sauce separates after about 90 minutes. This recipe tastes similar and keeps in your refrigerator for weeks. Tastes great on vegetables. Sometimes I add curry or cayenne pepper to taste as a variation
#10
Ooh! One of my favorite foods! I make my own sauce, but I add just a touch of horseradish to it. Not much, maybe 1/2 a teaspoon, just enough to give it a little tang & not too much to overpower anything. I use the sauce for EB, over asparagus, fish, whatever I happen to think it might work with.
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