Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce

Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients:

• 4 whole English muffins, split
• 8 slices of Canadian Bacon
• 8 eggs + 4 egg yolks
• 3 Tbls lemon juice (fresh is best but use what you have)
• 1 cup + 2 Tbls butter
• 1 Tbls white vinegar
• 1 Tbls water
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp ground white pepper

Directions:

Heating It Up:

- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees or set a toaster oven to toast.
- Fill the bottom of a double boiler with water and bring to a simmer. The water should not touch the bottom of the top pan. If you do not have a double boiler, just put a glass bowl on top of a sauce pan (again making sure the water is not touching the bottom of the bowl.)
- Add three inches of water to a deep pan (I use my wok) and start bringing it to a simmer for the eggs.

Prep Work:

- Separate 4 eggs, reserving the yolks in a small bowl.
- Combine the lemon juice, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and water in another small bowl. Having these ingredients pre-combined will make it easier later.

- Melt 2 sticks of butter (1 cup) and have it ready to pour into the double boiler.
- Try not to think of the fat and calories that are going into this – instead focus on the creamy goodness you are going to be enjoying in a few short minutes…

Making the Hollandaise Sauce:

- Add the 4 egg yolks to the double boiler and whisk in the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, white ground pepper, and vinegar (already combined).
- Whisk in the melted butter 2-3 tablespoons at a time making sure the butter is fully incorporated into the egg mixture.
– Keep on whisking and you will notice the color changing, turning a lighter yellow.
- Once all the butter has been added and incorporated, whisk in the salt and then remove the sauce from the heat and cover it.

The sauce may appear thin but don’t worry – it will thicken while you prepare the other components.

Poaching the Eggs:

- Bring water to a simmer in a deep pan (I use my wok and it works great!) You will need a couple inches of water to poach the eggs in.
- Add 1 Tbls of vinegar to the water (this helps keep the eggs whites from getting too crazy).

Canadian Bacon and English Muffins:

Before poaching the eggs, place the English muffins and Canadian bacon on a baking sheet and into the preheated oven. If you are using a toaster oven, set it to toast or broil. The bacon warms up nicely and the english muffins will toast slightly. You don’t want your English muffins too crunchy – just slightly toasted.

Poaching Eggs:

- Drop the eggs into the water one at a time – slowly! Be gentle with the eggs and make sure the water doesn’t get up to a boil.
- Let the eggs cook for 3-4 minutes at a low simmer. The centers should still be soft.
- Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon letting all the water drip off.
- Place on a warm plate until ready to assemble.

Assembling the Eggs Benedict:

- Place two English Muffin halves on a plate.
- Add the canadian bacon.
- Top with poached egg.
- Finish this off by drizzling the Hollandiase Sauce over the top.
(I am totally getting hungry right now just typing this up!)
- You can add some fresh chives or paprika to the top for some color.
Serve this with some hashed browns and you’ve got a meal to remember.

Cobb Salad Egg Rolls

Cobb Salad Egg Rolls

Ingredients

1.     1 1/4 cup shredded cabbage slaw
2.     1 tbsp red wine vinegar
3.     1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
4.     1 squirt of honey
5.     Salt & Pepper
6.     8 egg roll wrappers (I used Nasoya brand)
7.     1 1/2 cup cooked shredded chicken
8.     1 avocado, diced
9.     blue cheese crumbles
10.     2 hard boiled eggs, diced
11.     4 sliced of cooked bacon, crumbled
12.     3 green onions, diced
13.     1 tomato, diced
14.     Ranch dressing

Instructions

•     Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray.
•     In a large boil, add cabbage slaw. To make slaw dressing, combine vinegar, olive oil, honey, salt and pepper. Stir and pour over cabbage. Toss slaw with dressing.
•     Make an assembly line with all of the remaining ingredients. (except for the Ranch dressing.) Take an egg roll wrapper and lay it so it looks like a diamond. Spread a few dabs of water on top of the diamond to help it stick. Layer the cabbage slaw and the rest of the filling ingredients in the middle of the egg roll wrapper.
•     To fold the egg roll - Fold bottom corner over filling. Fold in both sides snugly against filling. Roll the wrap up and seal with the top corner. Lay flap side down on cookie sheet. Repeat with other egg roll wrappers.
•     When ready to bake, spray the top of egg rolls with cooking spray. Bake for 15 minutes. Check to see if egg rolls are browning. Bake longer if needed. Serve immediately with ranch dressing for dipping.