Eggs Benedict @ Jeen’s

December 31, 2008 2 Comments

On Christmas morning, I dragged myself out of bed over to Jeen’s place for breakfast. When I got there, Jeen was in the kitchen making Eggs Benedict.That girl baked her own bread! It had a denser texture and stronger flavour from our usual bread, giving it a more satisfying bite. I love the crusty sides and the fact that she butters each slice before toasting.She even made her own Hollandaise sauce. Well-whisked, the sauce was smooth, creamy and buttery with a hint of lemon tang. Very nice!Since I was curious about the bathtub egg poacher she got in Sydney, she decided to poach an egg for me using that. She also poached another egg without the poacher, which I thought was better. With the egg poacher, the bottom part was more done than the top, but her self-poached eggs were evenly done. =D
She placed the poached eggs on PORK ham and toast before drizzling a generous amount of Hollandaise sauce on top. I had this with a cup of freshly brewed coffee. The yolks were perfectly runny and creamy, a sign that the eggs were fresh. I didn’t want to spoil the taste with cracked black pepper, so I had them just like that. While savouring every delightful morsel, I was seriously contemplating on kidnapping Jeen and keeping her in MY kitchen. Jeen’s breakfast puts Delicious to shame. Seriously! Everything was made from scratch, except the ham. I know that if she could get her hands on a good cut of pork, she would make her own ham too! o_0 Thanks Jeen, for a lovely breakfast!