Crab Cake Eggs Benedict With Avgolemono Sauce

• Crab Cake Eggs Benedict
• 4 - 8 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 4 English muffins
• 4 citrus crab cakes (see recipe below)
• Avgolemono Sauce (see recipe below)
• Citrus Crab Cakes and Avgolemono Sauce
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup Japanese Panko breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup low-far mayonnaise
• 3/4 teaspoon each lemon zest, finely grated and lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon hot chili sauce
• 1 cup lump crab meat, moisture removed
• 3 tablespoons green onions or chives, finely chopped
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2-3 eggs separated
• 1 tablespoon of water
• 2-3 lemons, juiced
• 1-2 cups hot beef or chicken broth or stock)

1. In a large saucepan of simmering water, add 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of white vinegar. Add eggs and poach to desired doneness.rnrnToast and butter english muffins. Place crab cake onto toasted muffin half. Remove and drain poached eggs on a towel and place onto crab cake. rnrnTop with warm avgolemono sauce and serve immediately.
2. Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C). In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat and saute shallot, garlic and thyme until fragrant. rnrnAdd bread crumbs and stir often until light golden. Transfer to shallow dish. In a bowl, mix together mayonnaise, citrus zest and juice and chili sauce. rnrnAdd crabmeat, green onions, egg and mustard to mayonnaise mixture and stir. Season to taste. rnrnUsing about 4 tbsp (60 ml) of the mixture, make 1/2 in (1 cm) thick patties. Press lightly into bread crumb mixture, coating all sides. rnrnPlace cakes on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, turning once, or until crisp and golden. rnrnAvgolemono Sauce: Beat the egg whites until foamy. Beat in egg yolks, water, lemon juice, and 2-3 ladlesful of heated broth, a little at a time, beating (or whisking) continuously. The sauce will thicken and when it coats the spoon it is ready. Cover with a towel for a few minutes and serve.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/11417-crab-cake-eggs-benedict-with-avgolemono-sauce (may not work)