Eggs Benedict For 2

10 ingredients
4 steps

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. 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. 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. 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. 4
    Southern Living.

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