Classic Eggs Benedict and Variations

Name: Classic Eggs Benedict and Variations
Yield: serves 1
Ingredients: 2 slices Canadian bacon; 1 English muffin; 2 extra-large eggs; 1/2 cup Traditional or Blender Hollandaise Sauce (pages 285 and 286)

December 14, 2011

Eggs Benedict is a decadent breakfast composed of two crispy slices of good Canadian bacon on top of two halves of a toasted English muffin. Two perfectly poached eggs sit on top of the Canadian bacon, and the eggs are covered with rich, lemony hollandaise sauce. Serve with Home Fries (page 209), Skillet Hash Browns (page 211), or Stone-Ground Hominy Grits such as Hoppin’ John’s or Anson Mills (page 207).

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