How to Make Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict is a brunch classic. Give yourself a treat and make your own hollandaise sauce for this one; the canned or packaged stuff isn't up to snuff! Serves three to four people.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• hollandaise sauce
• English muffins
• Canadian bacon
• eggs
• finely chopped parsley (for garnish)
• sweet paprika (for garnish)
• Groceries
• Egg Poachers
• Toasters

1. Prepare hollandaise sauce. Set aside. (See the related eHow "How to Make Hollandaise Sauce.")

2. Halve and toast three English muffins.

3. Poach six eggs. (See the related eHow "How to Poach Eggs.")

4. While the eggs are cooking, arrange the six muffin halves on a plate, each with the cut side facing up.

5. Place a slice of Canadian bacon on each muffin half.

6. Take the poached eggs off the stove and place one on each muffin half.

7. Top with the hollandaise sauce; garnish with chopped parsley and a sprinkle of paprika.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also use ham instead of Canadian bacon. Whatever you use, make sure it's good quality.
• Steamed asparagus sometimes accompanies eggs Benedict.

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on 11/16/2008 Thanks this recipe totally saved my husbands breakfast.

on 8/8/2006 I like to put 3 slices of bacon on mine, it is terrific!

on 1/2/2006 Try capers sprinkled on top of eggs Benedict.

on 11/22/2005 Our family likes a mild cheese sauce instead of the Hollandaise sauce - with a pinch of paprika sprinkled on top. Everything is kept hot and served on hot plates. In a restaurant we've had chives sprinkled on top, which was nice variation.

on 11/22/2005 One user suggested melted cheddar cheese instead of hollandaise. While that sounds like a tasty dish, that is no longer a benedict. In my opinion, eggs benedict has three constants: poached eggs, English muffins, and hollandaise. The meat, however, can vary wildly. I have had turkey avocado benedict, spinach mushroom benedict, smoked salmon benedict, ahi tuna benedict, even filet mignon benedict!