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Eggs Benedict
- Prep time
- 15 mins
- Total Time
- 40 mins
- Servings
- 2 - 4
One of the most expensive and enticing breakfast creations on a restaurant menu, Eggs Benedict can turn your kitchen table into a Food Network showplace without sending you to a therapist for food angst. It’s a simple matter of assembling several distinct steps to create a masterpiece.
This recipe calls for Organic Prairie bacon or ham, and but the platform invites creativity for vegetarians and pescetarians as well. Try with a bed of fresh, sautéed spinach or Swiss chard (called Eggs Florentine). Or make it California-style with thinly sliced avocados and fresh bean sprouts layered underneath the poached egg.
Recipe adapted from Farmstead Chef by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko.
Ingredients
- Hollandaise Sauce (see recipe)
- For the base:
- 4 Organic Valley Large Eggs
- Organic Prairie Hardwood Smoked Ham or Bacon, Sliced
- 2 English muffins
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Directions
Prepare the basics:
- For bacon: pan fry slices on medium heat until done. If using ham, lay slices on a baking sheet and warm in a 350° oven for 15 minutes. (Less time if sliced thin).
- Prepare the Hollandaise Sauce.
- Poach eggs, cooking for about 2 minutes, or until the white of the egg is solid but the yolk remains runny.
- Toast each English muffin, then place on the plate. Add a strip or two of ham to each muffin half, then a poached egg on top, covering the stack with several spoonfuls of Hollandaise sauce.
- Garnish with a light sprinkle of paprika. Serve immediately.
Notes
Adapted from a recipe in "Farmstead Chef," provided courtesy of Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko.
Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko are innkeepers of the nationally recognized Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, completely powered by the wind and the sun, and co-authors of "Rural Renaissance" and the award-winning book "ECOpreneuring".
"Farmstead Chef" is a quirky, homespun tale of how we can eat well, nourish our bodies without breaking the bank, and restore the planet.
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