>> ALMOST EGGS BENEDICT <<
Why almost? hehehe..
Here's the thing, It is a Monday and It is also a public holiday here in Macau. The locals are celebrating Ching Ming Festival and guess what, most of the stores are closed. And the few ones that are open don't have fresh delivery of bread today. So yes.. No English muffin.. :( But this is not the day to just give up!
I really want to try this breakfast dish and I thought this is the only day have to mess about and get it right. So I dropped the English muffin issue and used whatever I have in the fridge (hash brown potato patties) instead.
This is the most challenging dish I have done so far. I used Gordon Ramsay's youtube video and It's like I can hear Gordon yell at me while I was cooking.. "Fix it you, Donkey! or as you say Monkey!!" lol. Funny thought! This is my first time and I must say, I'm quite proud of the result!
Cooking time : expectation : 10 mins
reality : 70 mins
Cost per serving: 8.75 MOP
1.10 USD
50.50 PHP
What we need
Hollandaise sauce:
Eggs = 3-4 eggs (depending on the size of the eggs) = 2.00 Mop each = 6.00 Mop
Fun bit :
I used a total of 8 eggs to make 2 sets of hollandaise sauce because I messed up the first one.. hahaha..
The rest (each):
Hash Brown Potato Patties = 2.00 Mop
Eggs = 2.00 Mop
Ham = 2.00 Mop
Other ingredients:
Canola Oil
2 oz Butter
Salt
Pepper
3/4 tbsp White wine vinegar
1 tsp Lemon juice
Total may be about more or less 5.00 Mop
What I did
Basically, I just followed the instructions in this video :
Yes this is Gordon Ramsay! hehehe!
1. I used whatever cheap chinese ham we have at home and cut them in half.
2. Heat the pan, pour some oil and cook them. :)
3. Once, done, set aside.
4. For the hash browns - using the same pan, pour some more oil. (It is better to deep fry them but we don't have that luxury.. ^_^
5. Once the oil is hot enough, drench the hash brown patties.
6. When they are golden brown on the other other side, flip them.
7. Once done, remove from oil and set aside.
8. Poach the eggs according to the video. I tried my best on this.. but I think if you are making more than 2 poach eggs, consider doing Jamie Oliver's techniques.
Here is Jamie and his poached eggs! :)
9. I did the hollandaise sauce last because I know that this is going to be a bit more challenging than the poached eggs. And I followed Gordon's video the best I could.
Here is the reality! I miserably failed on the first try. :)
I overcooked it at some point. I forgot to season it.
Put too much white wine vinegar and too much lemon!
It didn't taste horrible but I was just a bit too acidic for our taste.
Total casualty : 4 eggs and 2 oz of butter :(
Put too much white wine vinegar and too much lemon!
It didn't taste horrible but I was just a bit too acidic for our taste.
Total casualty : 4 eggs and 2 oz of butter :(
Fortunately, my husband had my back and told me to try again. Good Guy Hubby to the rescue!
We took turns in whisking and pouring the butter.. aaaaaaaawww so sweet..
We fixed the acidity issue and seasoned it well.
We realized how difficult it is to work with limited tools and resource.
We only have 1 pan, 1 pot and 1 glass bowl and none of those different kinds of ladles (I used a big spoon to take out the poached eggs from the water by the way..)
But if there is a will, there is a way, right? Glad to make all these work! yeah!
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| Yup, this is how we made it. |
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| First Attempt that failed miserably! :) |
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| The better hollandaise sauce! :) |
10. Do the thing! Base first which are the hash brown, then the ham, then the poached egg, and then the hollandaise sauce...
Done!
Thanks to my lovely hubby for supporting me and helping me. In the end, it was a team effort and we pulled it off! How can't I love this guy!!! <3 <3 <3
Forex rate based on Google on the day this post was published.
All prices are based here in Macau, it may be lower or higher depending on the location.
Thank you! :)
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ENJOY EATING AND SAVING!!!!!
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