Mexican Eggs Benny

I’ve always kind of shied away from ol’ Eggs Benedict.  I’ve gotta say, I’m not the biggest fan of mayonnaise (that’s putting it mildly; come within ten feet of me with the stuff and I’ll whip out a crucifix and holy water) – and hollandaise sauce is pretty much a relative of the white stuff. Also, I’ve always been a bit nervous about making it myself.  I mean, combining egg yolks and hot butter whilst simultaneously poaching another couple of eggs to perfection is not the kind of stress I’m after on a Sunday morning.

Who knows what the hell possessed me to give it a go a couple of weekends ago, but after a bit of trial and error I found a really easy way of whipping up the hollandaise sauce – and I even livened it up a bit with some lime juice and chipotle paste.  Tada!  Really easy, stress free and scrumptious Mexican Eggs Benny (…Benito?).  I’ve served them up on a simple slice of toasted sourdough bread here, but they’d be even better with a layer of smashed avocado, salsa and bacon.  Banging! 😉

Mexican Eggs Benny (serves 2)

Ingredients

For the Smoky Hollandaise Sauce:

• 2 egg yolks
• Juice from half a lime
• 1 tsp of chipotle paste
• 115g butter
• salt and pepper

To serve:

• Four poached eggs (check out my egg poaching tips here)
• Sourdough bread, toasted
• Chopped chives
• salt and pepper

1. To make the hollandaise sauce, blitz your egg yolks, lime juice and chipotle paste in a blender until combined. Next, melt your butter in the microwave and then very slowly pour it into the blender while it’s blitzing on a low setting.  This is a cheeky way of making the sauce without having to worry about faffing around on the hob and having the eggs scramble because the butter is too hot.  It works a treat, and allows you to set the sauce aside while you poach your eggs and toast your bread.
2. To serve, heat the sauce for a couple of minutes on low on the hob – always stirring – then pour over your poached eggs and toast.
3. Season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with some chopped chives. 🙂

If you fancy watching a video of me whipping up this recipe, then check out my IGTV here.  Have a great weekend! 🙂