Breakfast aristocrat - eggs benedict

This dish, like the eggs of Benedict, despite the original name, consists of all familiar, familiar products. In fact, it's just a sandwich with egg poached, sauce and red fish (sausage, brisket or ham). But to cook it is not very easy, because in order to boil an egg poached, you must first practice. After you spoil a few eggs, but still learn how to cook the right poached, you can make a breakfast of real aristocrats. After all, eggs Benedict - a very popular morning dish with representatives of high society in France. But the dishes with eggs like ordinary people, so this breakfast will not leave anyone indifferent and will please even a whimsical person in food.

When the eggs of the Benedict appeared, it is not exactly known. According to one version, they were invented by Benedictine monks. On the other, he came up with them for his favorite visitors - a married couple with the surname Benedict - chef of a small restaurant in New Orleans. Eggs Benedict love not only aristocrats, but also the stars. For example, Cameron Diaz said in an interview that the egg Benedict - this is one of the best dishes that she tried in France.

Despite their taste, Benedict eggs can not be a daily breakfast. Though eggs and not a high-calorie product (only 65 calories in one egg), there is a lot of harmful human cholesterol in the yolk. So do not eat a lot of eggs - because everything is good in moderation.

How to Cook an Egg Benedict

Two servings will be needed:

• Three chicken eggs (more precisely, 2 eggs and one yolk);
• 80 grams of butter;
• 2/3 teaspoon of lemon juice;
• 1.5 teaspoons of water;
• 2 slices of ham (smoked red fish or brisket);
• Greens to taste;
• Salt and black ground pepper;
• Four tablespoons of vinegar.

First you need to cook Dutch sauce. It is necessary for this to mix the water, one yolk and lemon juice, and put in a water bath. It must be watched, so that the fire was not strong. Then it should be cut into cubes cold butter and one by one to throw the pieces into the mixture, stirring constantly. When one piece of oil melts, you need to add the next one and do so until it is over. Finished sauce salt and pepper to taste and leave to cool. Then you need to cook the poached egg. Bring one liter of water to a boil, add a teaspoon of salt and four teaspoons of vinegar, then make less fire to make the water boil quite a bit. Beat the eggs individually in the bowl, so that the yolk remains intact (the same as when cooking a glaze). Using a spoon in hot water with salt and vinegar, make a "whirlpool" and gently, tilting the bowl, dip the egg into the water. Cook should be strictly three minutes, if more, then the yolk will harden.

Then do the same with the second egg. While they are boiling, you need to fry a bun in a frying pan or in the oven. Put on top of it a piece of smoked red fish (ham or brisket). Top with a poached egg, pour Dutch sauce and sprinkle with chopped herbs. Serve immediately. That's it, Benedict eggs are ready, pleasant appetite.

Ready meals are high in calories: 506 calories per serving, 15.06 grams of proteins, 46.49 grams of fats and 0.99 grams of carbohydrates.