Although
this dish has been around for years, I have only recently ordered it. I
love eggs, spinach, hollandaise sauce and english muffins, but for some
reason I would it never appealed to me. I was in NYC and went to a place
that I have eaten several times and decided to order it. It was so
good. So here is my version. Hope you love it. This seems like a great
deal of work and a bit overwhelming, but I promise you that once you do
it, you will wonder why you never did it before. You will wow your
family and friends when you serve this.
Ingredients:
4 eggs for benedict
3 egg yolks for Hollandaise sauce
2 english muffins
6 slices of bacon
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 cup of frozen spinach
1/2 cup of sliced onion
2 sticks of melted butter
butter for english muffins
dash of cayenne pepper or paprika
Directions:
To
make the Hollandaise sauce, add the 3 egg yolks into your blender. Add
in dash of cayenne or paprika. Slowly add in the melted butter and blend
well for several minutes. Let sit while you are preparing the eggs
benedict.
Place bacon on a plate wrapped in
paper towels and cook for 6 minutes in microwave. Remove and let sit
until its time to use the bacon. The intimidated part is making the
eggs. Bring a large pot of water to boil. In the meantime, heat a fry
pan with a 1 tsp. of butter and add in the onions and spinach. Cook this
for about 3-5 minutes or until heated. Pop the english muffins into the
toaster oven and remove when golden brown. When the water begins to
boil I shut the heat off. Crack your eggs in little bowls so it is
easier to drop in water. You might want to stir the pot of water to
create a spinning effect. A lot of chefs do that, I do sometimes and
others I dont. Bring the egg close to the water and drop in water. It
will begin to cook. It will float to top when its done, but usually 2-3
minutes. You will need to remove with a spoon with wholes so that the
water drains. Place on dish until ready to build the benedict.
Once
all is prepared. Butter the english muffins, add the spinach mixture
first, cut bacon in half and use 3 half slices on each benedict, the egg
on top and pour over the hollandaise sauce. Some people love hot so
they top with more cayenne or hot sauce. I just use paprika.
