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Peter Evans

Eggs Benedict with Salmon & Rocket


To kick-start a luxurious weekend, chef Peter Evans has a delicious recipe for rich and scrumptious Eggs Benedict and has the perfect Hangover Cure – his dynamite Bloody Mary.

Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 6 English Muffin's
  • Butter for muffins
  • 12 slices smoked salmon
  • 2 bunches rocket
  • 12 eggs, free range
  • Salmon caviar or roe
  • Sea salt
  • Pepper
  • Dill sprigs
  • Couple of drops of vinegar for poaching
  • 1 L water for poaching

Hollandaise

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2 tbsp vinegar (tarragon or white)
  • 1 cup butter

Method

  1. Turn your water onto boil and add a few drops of vinegar in the water – this helps the eggs hold their shape when you poach them
  2. When your water boils, drop your eggs in (crack them all into a bowl first, so they cook at the same time), and turn the water temperature down to a simmer, cook until they are how you like them (soft or hard!).
  3. Toast your muffins while the eggs are cooking
  4. Butter your muffins when golden and place onto your plates.
  5. Lay smoked salmon over the muffins
  6. Place rocket leaves over the salmon.
  7. Pop your eggs on top of the rocket
  8. Spoon some of your hollandaise over the eggs.
  9. A bit of Salmon roe won’t go astray here – that whole eggs on eggs thing!
  10. Finish with a touch of sea salt & pepper and a nice sprig of dill to complement the salmon!

Hollandaise

  1. Place on a saucepan with water half filled and bring it to the boil.
  2. Turn off the heat.
  3. Place your egg yolks and vinegar into a stainless mixing bowl and place on top of the saucepan.
  4. Start whisking fast.
  5. Slowly add in your melted butter, whilst still whisking fast.
  6. Add the butter is a thin stream until it is all used.
  7. Season with some salt & pepper and a touch of lemon juice if not acidic enough.
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  • Kate
    11 months ago

    If this is breakfast, let me eat eat eggs, hollaindaise and caviar every meal

  • haley
    April 2011

    nah jkes

  • haley
    April 2011

    i hate dis recipe

  • hungry girl
    April 2010

    great recipe ... will try tonight ...

  • Marie
    February 2010

    I Loooove Eggs Benedict I order it everytime I go out to Brunch with my husband. For our 4th Anniversary this year he said he would make me Eggs Benedict to have at home. I told him it would be too difficult and the sauce might curdle. He disregarded my comments jumped onto the computer found Peter's recipe and surprised me with the best ever Eggs Benedict for the Anniversary Brunch at home. Thank you soooo much Peter I have raved about my husband's new found culinary skills so much so that I prefer your recipe to that of any other. My husband is happy because we save money by staying home for Brunch and the meal is always 5 star. Love MKR as well - it's a fantastic show - Manu is not too bad either. Marie of Canberra

  • Karen276
    February 2010

    Sounds delicious, can't wait to try it

  • avylee
    February 2010

    Going to be busy in the kitchen tomorrow morning mmmmmmmm

  • SW157
    December 2009

    I have used this recipe before and it turned out great! Yummy. I am just about to start making it again right now. Great idea for the boxing day recovery. Cheers! Merry Christmas.

  • Chris14
    December 2009

    For xmas morning for the ultimate luxury shave some truffles over the hollandaise

  • puppet
    December 2009

    trying eggs benedict first time love eggs salmon + hollandaise. go christmas

  • C-25
    December 2009

    Looks And Hopefully Tastes Really Nice

  • Charlie15
    December 2009

    Hello!! This sounds just wonderful. I love eggs benedict. I'll have to pare this back for one, but will definately give it a try.

  • Lila
    May 2009

    That looks disgusting!!!

  • Michael
    March 2009

    For the vinegar for the Hollandaise sauce, there no quantity indicated. This therefore means I am unable to use your otherwise user-friendly recipe.

    • Amanda
      September 2009

      He mentions 2 tablespoons in the video instructions, FYI

  • JA85
    February 2009

    excellent way to make such thing.

  • VR12
    February 2009

    I gave up poaching eggs in a saucepan with vinegar a long time ago. I tried a number of tips like "make sure the water in the saucepan is swirling before adding the eggs". Ultimately, I gave up. I bought egg poaching rings. I also gave up on the double-boiler method of making hollandaise sauce. The pre-packaged ones from Masterfoods are just fine. Snip, use a little, and save the rest in the fridge for the next time. And dill with eggs is just disgusting!

    • el gringp
      December 2010

      The dill goes with the salmon beautifully, it is a classic combination and I think it is delicious. Some people don't have a taste for dill, some do, like most things I guess!

    • Jumped up
      April 2009

      VR12, just do as the chef do: use a little greased clip wrap placed over a cup or small bowl, tip the egg into the centre and twist the top... put into the pot of hot water with the twisted top of the cling wrap hanging over the edge of the pot and keep it there with the pot lid. Cook the usual time and voila! perfect poached eggs!

  • jds
    February 2009

    easy and flavoursome.. excellent

  • maddycook
    December 2008

    excellent - great for christmas morning

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