Veggie Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons white wine
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 pounds clarified butter
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 English muffin
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup diced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup diced onions
- 1 tomato, thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, thinly sliced
- Basted Eggs, recipe follows
- 8 -inch egg pan (recommended: Teflon-coated)
- 1 teaspoon clarified butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- In a stainless steel bowl, add the egg yolks, wine, and lemon juice.
- Place the stainless steel bowl over boiling water and whisk continuously until the yolks are thoroughly heated.
- It should be light and fluffy from all of the air that was whipped into it, but not scrambled.
- Remove from the heat.
- Add a small amount of the hot water and whisk gently.
- *Cook's note: all whisking from this point on should be done gently to avoid breakage.
- Stream in the clarified butter slowly while whisking gently.
- Alternate between the butter and the hot water until the desired amount and consistency is achieved.
- Butter the English muffin with 1 tablespoon of butter and toast it in a skillet until golden brown.
- In a separate medium skillet, saute the mushrooms and onions in the remaining butter.
- Place the tomato slices, avocado, mushrooms, and onions on top of the English muffin.
- Top it off with basted eggs and hollandaise sauce and serve.
- This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
- The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
- To make the basted eggs: Heat an 8-inch egg pan with 1 teaspoon of clarified butter.
- Add 2 eggs to the pan and cook until the whites are mostly cooked.
- Add 1 tablespoon of water and cover the eggs with a tight fitting lid to allow the eggs to cook with the steam.
- Cook until desired doneness.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/veggie-benedict-with-hollandaise-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)