Recipe of the week: Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict was invented at Delmonico’s — America’s first restaurant — in the late 1860s by Chef Charles Ranhofer. The dish, which was named for a regular Delmonico’s patron at the time, Mrs. LeGrand Benedict, consists of warm toasted brioche rounds topped with proscuitto cotto, poached eggs, Hollandaise sauce, and an elegant touch of Osetra caviar. Ingredients Eggs Benedict 12 ¾ inch thick slices of brioche cut into rounds 3 tablespoons unsalted butter –room temperature ¼ lb. prosciutto cotto thinly sliced (cut into rounds the same size as brioche) ¼ cup white vinegar 12 poached eggs Hollandaise sauce Hollandaise sauce 4 egg yolks 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Dash Tabasco sauce Dash Worcestershire sauce ½ cup clarified butter Salt & pepper to taste 1oz Osetra caviar Directions Hollandaise sauce Whisk egg yolks, lemon juice, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce in a stainless steel bowl over a double boiler of lightly simmering water until the eggs have doubled in volume slowly drizzle in clarified butter while continuing to whisk vigorously until sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper and keep in warm place until ready for use. If the sauce thickens add a few drops of water. Prosciutto cotto In a medium nonstick skillet lightly brown prosciutto cotto rounds and keep warm. Toasted brioche Lightly brush brioche rounds with room temperature butter. Toast till golden brown on both sides. Poached eggs Fill a 10 inch skillet half full with water, add ¼ cup white vinegar & bring to slow boil and reduce to a low simmer. Slowly break eggs one at a time into water and cook till egg white has set (3 minutes). Remove eggs with slotted spoon and drain. To assemble Place warm toasted brioche rounds on plate, top with prosciutto cotto, place poached eggs on prosciutto and top with hollandaise sauce. Garnish with Osetra caviar. Thank you to Delmonico’s, New York City, USA, for the recipe. If you have a recipe you would like to share with  A Luxury Travel Blog‘s readers, please contact us.