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Eggs Benedict

Maria Emmerich
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories

Ingredients
  

PROTEIN SPARING BUN:

Alternative Bun:

HOLLANDAISE:

  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 TBS Primal Kitchen Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 cups melted organic unsalted butter or melted bacon fat or duck fat if dairy sensitive
  • 1/2 tsp Redmond Real salt
  • 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • EGGS BENEDICT
  • 6 slices ham
  • 12 large eggs

Instructions
 

  • To make the BUNS: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Separate the eggs (save the yolks), and whip the whites for a few minutes until VERY stiff (I use a stand mixer on high for a few minutes).
  • Gently mix the protein powder and herbs into the whites.
  • Slowly fold the reserved egg yolks into the whites (making sure the whites don't fall).
  • Grease a cookie sheet with coconut oil spray and place mounds of "dough" about the size of a hamburger bun onto the sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Let completely cool before cutting or the buns will fall.
  • Make hollandaise sauce: In the bottom of a double boiler or in a medium saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a simmer over high heat and adjust heat to maintain simmer. Put egg yolks, lemon juice, and mustard in top of a double boiler or in a round-bottomed medium bowl and set over simmering water. Whisk yolk mixture to blend.
  • Whisking constantly, add butter in a slow, steady stream (it should take about 90 seconds). Cook sauce, whisking, until it reaches 140°, then adjust heat to maintain temperature (remove from simmering water if necessary). Add salt, pepper, and cayenne and continue whisking until thick, about 3 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste. Remove from stove and set aside.
  • Assembly: Place 2 bun halves on each plate and top with ham.
  • Poach eggs: Bring 1 in. water to boil in a 12-in.-wide pan. Lower heat so that small bubbles form on the bottom of the pan and break to the surface only occasionally. Crack eggs into water 1 at a time, holding shells close to the water's surface and letting eggs slide out gently. Poach eggs, in 2 batches to keep them from crowding, 3 to 4 minutes for soft-cooked. Lift eggs out with a slotted spoon, pat dry with a paper towel, and place 1 egg on each ham covered protein bun.
  • Top each egg with 2 to 3 TBS reserved hollandaise sauce and serve hot.
  • POACHING EGGS TIP: add a few tablespoons of coconut vinegar to the simmering water you poach the eggs in. This helps hold the whites together.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Benedict (IHOP) = 1020 calories, 57g fat, 43g protein, 80g carbs, 6g fiber
"Healthified" Benedict = 675 calories, 64.2g fat, 23g protein, 3.4g carbs, trace fiber (85% fat, 13.6% protein, 2% carbs)