Eggs Benedict for 2

Submitted by Olha7397

"Serve Eggs Benedict with the hollandaise scaled down to just the right amount for two. Add some sliced tomatoes, grapefruit, and a glass of wine to complete the menu."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• EGGS BENEDICT

• 2 English muffins, halved and buttered
• 4 poached eggs
• hollandaise sauce (recipe follows)

• HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

• 3 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash cayenne pepper

directions

1. FOR THE EGGS BENEDICT: Broil muffins until lightly browned. Top each muffin half with a poached egg, and cover with hollandaise sauce. Yield: 2 servings.
2. FOR THE HOLLANDAISE SAUCE: Beat egg yolks in top of DOUBLE BOILER; gradually add lemon juice to egg yolks, stirring constantly. Add about ONE-THIRD of butter to egg mixture; cook over hot (not boiling) water, stirring constantly, until butter melts.
3. Add another third of butter, stirring constantly; as sauce thickens, stir in remaining butter. Stir in salt and cayenne; cook until thickened. Yield: about 1/2 cup.
4. Southern Living.

Reviews

[Joshua W.]

I didn't have my measuring spoons with me when I made this recipe. But I used the juice of one whole lemon, which is about 2 tablespoons as called for in the recipe. Perhaps my lemon may have contained too much juice. But this sauce had way too much lemon.

 

[Neta7853]

Good and lemon-y (is that a word? LOL). I did add two dashes of cayenne instead of one, otherwise followed recipe.