Ingredients
Scale
for the hollandaise sauce:
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 C melted butter
- pinch cayenne pepper
For the Crab Cake Benedict:
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 C spinach
- 4 eggs
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 C crab meat
- 1/4 C bread crumbs (coarse works best)
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
- pinch nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 English muffins
Instructions
Make hollandaise sauce:
- In a medium bowl, whisk 4 egg yolks and lemon juice until thickened and doubled in size.
- Place over pan of simmering water being careful bowl does not touch water.
- While whisking rapidly, slowly drizzle in butter and continue whisking until all butter has been added.
- Remove from heat and add cayenne pepper and set aside.
Prepare the spinach mixture:
- In a medium sauté pan, add 4 slices bacon chopped and cook until browned.
- Add spinach to bacon and cook until spinach is wilted.
Poach eggs:
- Place a sauce pan on medium heat. Add 2 inches of water and vinegar and heat until bubbles start. Maintain this heat and do not let water boil. Crack eggs directly into water and allow to cook for 3-4 minutes or until desired doneness.
Make the crab cakes:
- Mix crab, bread crumbs, mayo and nutmeg and form into 4 equal portions and patty to the size of the english muffins.
- Place a sauce pan on medium heat. Add 2 inches of water and vinegar and heat until bubbles start. Maintain this heat and do not let water boil. Crack eggs directly into water and allow to cook for 3-4 minutes or until desired doneness.
- In a medium sauté pan, add oil and place all crab cakes and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes, turn and cook on other side an additional 2 minutes.
Assemble Eggs Benedicts:
- Toast muffins and place them on a serving plate.
- Top with spinach mix, and then the crab cakes.
- Using a slotted spoon, slowly remove eggs from simmering water and top on the crab cakes.
- Spoon hollandaise sauce over eggs and garnish with cayenne pepper.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: brunch
- Cuisine: French American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 286
- Sugar: 0.7 g
- Sodium: 339.1 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 18.6 g
- Protein: 12.2 g
- Cholesterol: 196.7 mg