Watch how to make the perfect breakfast: Guacamole with silky eggs Benedict and Hollandaise sauce

Watch how to make the perfect breakfast: Guacamole with silky eggs Benedict and Hollandaise sauce

Fine dining chef teaches us how to perfect poaching an egg and getting a lump-free sauce

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Cuisine:International
Cook time:10m
Prep time:10m
Servings:1

Ingredients

2 medium eggs

2 pieces of sourdough bread toast 

Sakura mix or chives for ganish

 

Guacamole

450 gms avocado

140 gms chopped deseeded tomatoes     

6 gms coriander leaves 

9 ml lemon juice

Salt to taste 

White pepper to taste

50 ml olive oil

 

Hollandaise sauce

120 ml egg yolk

210 gms butter

25 ml water

10 ml lemon juice

8 ml vinegar

Salt to taste

Method

Making the guacamole

1. Mash the avocado according to how chunky you like it.

2. Cut all your vegetables and mix all the ingredients with the salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil in a mixing bowl.

Poached eggs

1. Heat the water until it is simmering and add vinegar.

2. Stir the water and drop one egg at a time while the water is moving. Cook for around 4 minutes if you like your eggs cooked medium. Adjust the time according to how cooked you like your eggs. If you want a silky yolk, cook your eggs for around 2 minutes.

Making the Hollandaise

1. In a mixing bowl add yolk, water, lemon juice and vinegar.

2. Put the bowl over a double boiler and whisk until the mixture is tempered, which will take around 3-4 minutes.

3. When the mixture starts to become thick, slowly drizzle the melted butter and add salt in the end.

Plate the dish

1. Toast the bread with butter and spread a generous layer of guacamole.

2. Put the two poached eggs and drizzle with Hollandaise sauce.

3. Garnish with Sakura mix or chives.

Chef Rami Al Maket
Chef Rami Al Maket
Chef Rami Al Maket
He is currently the Executive Chef at The Next Door Kitchen.

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