THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY

I'm not so sure it's the most important meal of the day but it's my favorite.  I have recently discovered the greatness of the over-easy egg.  I used to be repulsed by this, I would see someone eating it, I would here someone order it and I'd give them my "you must be the stupidest person in the world" face.  But now I can't get enough of it, I eat it with hashbrown or tots, put in sandwiches (slice it down the middle and let the yolk ooze out), put it in hamburgers (same cutting down the middle), I even put it on a tostada with salsa, es da bess (Nacho Libre reference).

Everytime I would go to a restaurant for breakfast, up until about 4 months ago, I would order the Biscuits and Gravy meal.  Loved that stuff, I'd order extra gravy, pour tabasco sauce and sprinkle pepper over the top, es fantastic (Nacho Libre, again).  When I started looking for meals having to do with eggs over-easy, I then found the most incredible thing, Eggs Benedict.  It's simple, bread (alot of people use english muffins, but I've also seen people use biscuits), canadian bacon, egg and then drowned in hollandaise sauce. 

I liked it so much I decided to make this tour de force at home.  The only thing I needed to look up how to make was the hollandaise sauce.  And in doing this it ruined it for me. Why? Let me give you the recipe.  This is for a single serving: two eggs (yolk only), teaspoon of lemon, teaspoon of water, dash of hot sauce (I used Salsa Amor) and here's the kicker 1 STICK OF BUTTER.  I didn't think much of it as I was making it, I didn't think much of it as I took my first bite, it didn't really hit me until I was almost done.  I JUST ATE A FREAKING STICK OF BUTTER FOR BREAKFAST.  It was delicious, don't get me wrong, but how can I eat this on a regular basis knowing I'm cutting my lifespan by several months if not years everytime I do?!?  If anyone knows a healthier version of this please let me know.  I'm obliged to tell y'all I'm not a health nut, I hate all that diet stuff, but if I could avoid a heart attack by the time I'm 35, I'm all for it.

HUMBERT

Comments

[Rodrigo]

Eggs over easy are good, really good! (Nachooooooooo!) It took me a while to come around on the over easy egg too. The first time I had it was by mistake when we visited Miza and Soul's Grandma up North. I meant to say "scrambled" and instead said "over easy," my espanich failed me.

Egg yolk is so rich and tasty, but, yeah, not great for you. Eggs Benedict has bread, eggs AND what is essentially hot mayonnaise over everything. But it's good! Who cares!

[Brianna]

I love love LOVE eggs benedict.

I had it for the first time a couple of years ago and it's a special brunch selection on a RARE occasion.

Crest Cafe in Hillcrest in San Diego has awesome breakfast and awesome eggs benedict.

Oh, Rodrigo, egg yolk is good for you, but like anything else, in moderation.

[Rodrigo]

Brianna, with egg yolks, like everything else, I don't do moderation.

One of my favorite egg excesses: Enchiladas Chihuahueñas.

http://twitpic.com/946ve

(I look forward to trying Crest Cafe, by the way)

[Humbert]

Eggs benedict sounds to fancy to eat on regular basis anyways. But your right it is a perfect brunch for a special occasion.

[soulman]

i love enchiladas chihuahuenas, my grandma made them for us in chihuahua. I still make those for my kids, they love em too. i love my eggs over easy or an egg omelette, the more stuff in it the better. the one's at Janet's are great. They got so much going on.

[April Andersen]

This recipe uses clarified butter, so it is more healthy for you. To clarify butter you melt it, then let it separate into the clear yellow top layer, skim that off and you throw away the fatty solid layer. Most of the butter fats are removed so the butter is "healthier".

Ingredients
3 egg yolks
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 sticks unsalted butter, clarified
Hot water, to thin sauce accordingly

Directions
In a blender combine yolks, pepper and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.

In a small saucepan, heat the clarified butter until bubbling hot.

Cover the blender and blend the yolk mixture on high speed for several seconds. Either remove center cap of blender lid or carefully remove lid with blender still running. Pour hot clarified butter in a thin stream into whirring egg mixture. As sauce thickens add a tablespoon of hot water at a time to help prevent the sauce from thickening too much. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

[Humbert]

Thanks April, I'll try it sometime soon.

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