Eggs Benedict a la Dallas
April 8th, 2008 by admin
So, Laura and Melanie finally made it up to visit Chez LynchKochNjuguna (no wonder our neighbors only use our first names) and I wanted to make something special for brunch. I decided on a vegetarian eggs Benedict, because I love eggs Benedict but I’m not so nuts about Canadian bacon. Mostly because I think it’s too much like ham to be called “bacon.” And of course, because Laura’s a vegetarian. So, I had a sort of recipe that involved a mix for the hollandaise, since I am not so ambitious as to try to make a decent hollandaise on my first try. However, I was a little apprehensive about the part where you “poach” an egg. I have never poached an egg before, and besides knowing that it was an egg boiled in water without the shell, I wasn’t terribly clear on how to go about it.
You know what’s really handy in a case like this? A houseguest with a chef for a boyfriend, that’s what. Laura called Dallas, and instead of the “Duh! Poaching an egg is the easiest thing in the world!” response I expected, I got these written instructions.
Seriously, because if they hadn’t been written I never would’ve remembered it all. Who knew poaching an egg was such an involved process? SO, I went to the store to get the stuff I didn’t know I needed and proceeded to poach some eggs. Kory has the whole thing on video, which I may post if I decide I don’t look too hellish on camera.
And here is the finished product, which I have to say was darned tasty. The eggs were perfect – so thanks for the culinary lesson, Dallas! I’ll be auditioning for Top Chef any day now.
And here’s a bonus picture of Kory on the day he decided to wear a suit to school – it’s probably the last time that suit will fit him, so I figured I should immortalize it.
In other news, I’m hoping to have a new look for the site before too long. I’m tired of the current layout and I want the pictures to be larger, blah, blah, blah. Wish me luck on actually doing something about it.
Krista wrote on 04/8/08 at 5:46 pm :
Congrats on the eggs, Angela! And congrats to Laura for getting back together with Dallas! Woo hoo!
Jennifer wrote on 04/8/08 at 10:04 pm :
Eggs Benedict is my favorite!!! That looks so good! I have never tried to make it since I too am intimidated by the poached eggs! I also agree that the Canadian bacon doesn’t add much–it’s all about the sauce for me!
Seriously, how adorable is Kory in that suit? He looks so grown up!
angela wrote on 04/9/08 at 8:29 am :
It was really easy Jennifer. I was doing 5 eggs so the water got a little frothy toward the end, but they all looked just lke paoched eggs should, and they tasted great. Apparently the trick is in the lemon juice – the eggs need that acidity to coagulate.
And the powdered sauce? It was as good as any homemade I’ve ever had and it took all of 5 minutes to make.