Eggs Benedict by a Kid

Eggs Benedict...

People love it. I have no idea why, it's good, but really? It isn't the best thing ever. Well, my girl wanted to try her hand at making them, and wow. Just, wow.

This meal blew my mind. She did so well, and I figured we would share the recipe here.

Eggs Benedict is not a really complex meal, a poached egg, Canadian bacon, an English muffin, and hollandaise sauce. Easy.

Hollandaise Sauce:

3 egg yolks
2 sticks of butter (real butter and very soft)
A tablespoon of water
A tablespoon or two of lemon juice (I used fresh)

Separate your egg yolks from the whites and place the yolks in a bowl or small sauce pan (I used a double boiler so I didn't burn them). Whisk until they are fluffy, then add in the water and lemon. Place them on the heat and whisk...when you think you're done, keep going.

Add in your butter a small scoop at a time and keep whisking. Once the butter is in and mixed well, look for the thickness you want. Once you get it, you're done. Remove from the heat and set your sauce aside.


Meal:

Toast your English muffin while you grill your Canadian bacon. Top half of your muffin with the bacon.

Poach your eggs...this is where it gets tricky.

Fill a pot with water and bring almost to a boil. You want bubbles at the bottom of the pan, but do not want the water to boil. I added a tablespoon of lemon to help keep the whites together.

Crack your egg into a very small bowl (I used a measuring cup), each egg in it's own, you want to cook them separately.

SLOWLY...read that again S.L.O.W.L.Y. pour your egg into the water and cover the pot. Let it cook for 4 minutes, until the whites are cooked through. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place them on your bacon.

Pour some of your sauce over, and voila!

Of course you can add some peppers or whatever you want...I placed avocado under my egg.

How do you eat your Eggs Benedict?