Eggs Benedict is an American breakfast dish that consists of an English muffin topped with a poached egg, bacon or ham, and hollandaise sauce. The 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 the bacon on each side until it has turned brown.

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

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

In a blender or a bowl, blend the egg yolks, crushed pepper, heavy cream, and salt. Blend the ingredients until smooth. Then, add half of the half butter in a thin steady stream. Add in the lemon juice and the remaining butter.

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

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Why are eggs beneficial?

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

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