Canadian Bennys
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 2 scallions, finely chopped
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 thick-cut slices sweet, whole-grain bread
- A drizzle of EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil)
- 8 slices Canadian bacon
- 4 large eggs
- 8 ounces sharp Canadian Cheddar cheese, sliced or shredded
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat in a small pan.
- Add the tomatoes and scallions and season with salt and pepper.
- Saute for 2 minutes, then stir in the cream and let it reduce for 10 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the skillet and melt it.
- Add the bread slices and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
- Transfer the slices to a platter.
- Add a drizzle of EVOO to the same pan and cook the Canadian bacon for 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
- Place 2 slices of bacon on each slice of bread.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of butter to the pan.
- When it has melted, carefully add the eggs, giving each room to cook.
- Fry over soft or hard, as you like.
- Cover the eggs with mounds of cheese.
- Tent the pan in foil to melt the cheese.
- Place each cheesy egg on a bacon-topped slice of bread.
- Ladle the tomato cream sauce over each stack.
- Eggcellent, eh?
butter, tomatoes, scallions, salt, heavy cream, sweet, drizzle of evoo, bacon, eggs, cheddar cheese
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/canadian-benny-s-374592 (may not work)