How to make poached eggs Benedict

Canadian bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while ham is often more affordable.

hollandaise sauce

🥗Healthier: avocado sauce

💰Cheaper: mayonnaise

Avocado sauce is nutritious, while mayonnaise is a budget-friendly alternative.

Prepare poached eggs in a pan of boiling water, then refresh them in ice water.

Lift the poached eggs into a pan of hot water to reheat for about 1.5 minutes.

Prepare hollandaise sauce by whisking egg yolks over a bain-marie, adding hot clarified butter and an acidic reduction made with white wine and white wine vinegar, along with tarragon and black peppercorns.

Toast the muffins and stack them on top of each other.

Fold a couple of slices of smoked ham and place them on the toasted muffins.

Check the poached eggs, and if they need more time, let them sit for another 20-30 seconds in hot water.

Drain the poached eggs on paper towels to remove excess water.

Place the poached eggs on top of the ham on the muffins.

Spoon hollandaise sauce generously over the poached eggs.

Optionally, gratinate the assembled dish under the grill for a tiny bit of color before serving.

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