Published 19:42 IST, October 16th 2019

Egg Benedict Recipe: Quick and easy way to make eggs benedict at home

Eggs Benedict is an American breakfast dish that consists of an English muffin. Here is a simple and easy way to make egg benedict at home. Read on for more.

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Eggs Benedict is an American breakfast dish that consists of an English muffin topped with a poached egg, bacon or ham, and hollandaise sauce. dish was first popularized in New York City.

How to make eggs benedict?

Ingredients needed:

  • 4 slices of bacon
  • 1 teaspoon of white vinegar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • 5-6 crushed peppercorns
  •  ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 English muffins

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Instructions:

In a medium-heated pan, fry bacon on each side until it has turned brown.

On or hand, fill saucepan with 1 cup water, and bring it to simmer. d in vinegar. Carefully break 4 eggs into water and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes, until whites of eggs are set but yolks are still soft. n, remove eggs with a slotted spoon.

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In meantime, melt butter until bubbly in a microwave or a small pan. Make sure you remove butter before it starts to turn brown.

In a blender or a bowl, blend egg yolks, crushed pepper, heavy cream, and salt. Blend ingredients until smooth. n, d half of half butter in a thin stey stream. d in lemon juice and remaining butter.

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Take English muffins and slit it into half onto serving plates. d 1 slice of bacon and 1 poached egg. Pour cream sauce, and serve at once.

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Why are eggs beneficial?

Eggs are kwn to be an excellent source of low-cost, high-quality protein. It is said that egg white provides more than half of an egg's protein along with vitamin B2 and lower fat levels than yolk. Eggs are rich sources of selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B6, B12 and minerals like zinc, iron and copper.

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18:01 IST, October 16th 2019