Eggs Benedict is a morning feast, a delicacy for breakfast, a lust and anticipation. And who can refuse this? Of course, Benedict Gordon Ramsay will cook the best eggs - here is both experience and haute cuisine. But if you have enough patience, and then luck, and you repeat this recipe, you will get an incomparable gastronomic delight in your own kitchen, without the presence of an eminent chef. It will be a slightly different story with improvisation, but its own.
What is the egg Benedict recipe hiding, why has it become so popular? In general, this product arose from a completely inconspicuous case. According to one version, a broker named Lemuel Benedict received such a grocery set for breakfast, who ordered it himself; on the other, Mr. and Mrs. Benedict. Both versions happened in New York, after which they gained unprecedented popularity. But Eggs Benedict was used to cooking at the beginning of the last century for breakfast, and they continue to this day. The whole secret is not in the product range, it's all in the technology and sleight of hand. Do not forget about the traditional addition to the dish in the form of hollandaise sauce.
A set of products for the recipe
Fry thin slices of buns without oil
For spice, you need a little mustard
Raw smoked ham harmoniously complements the dish
To boil eggs, first salt the boiling water
Acetic acid helps protein fold
We lay the egg in the water near its surface
Boil eggs in the poached way from 1 minute to 4.5 minutes.
Put the poached egg on the prepared sandwich base
The base of the hollandaise sauce is melted and whipped butter
Yolks are introduced into the oil one by one
Citric acid and salt stabilize the hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce serves as an integral component of Eggs Benedict
The finished dish is in front of you
Raw yolk is an excellent source of vitamins B and D, iodine, cobalt, zinc, copper, iron, phosphorus. But an abundance of fat can neutralize the benefits of a dish, which is why such a breakfast should be correlated with the rest of the menu for the day and physical activity. Also, do not add extra frying of bread in oil, because there are no vegetables in the set.
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A few words must be said about the safety of chicken eggs. Everyone knows that raw and even half-baked eggs can cause dangerous salmonellosis. That is why try to use only fresh eggs for such dishes, after washing them with running water, rubbing with soda or salt. In addition, such a diet cannot appear on the menu before 3 years (a later age is also possible), so poached eggs should not be offered to small children, no matter how tasty they may seem to adults. It also makes no sense for lactating and pregnant women to risk such dishes, it is better to leave them for a while. Eggs Benedict makes a great brunch or early lunch. Try, experiment and enjoy new flavors.