Heat water in a pot and set a heatproof bowl over it so the water doesn't touch it.
StovePotBowl
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In the bowl, whisk the yolks with the lemon juice over low heat 3–4 minutes, until thick.
Whisk
💡The water bath gives gentle heat: over direct heat the yolks set into scrambled eggs. If the sauce starts to curdle, take it off the heat and add a tablespoon of cold water.
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Add the melted butter one tablespoon at a time, waiting for each to be absorbed before adding the next, while whisking constantly, until a smooth, thick sauce.
⚙ Fat in a Thin StreamWhisk
💡The thin stream is everything: fat that goes in too fast can't bind, and the sauce breaks. For mayonnaise and hollandaise, if this happens, start with a fresh yolk and slowly add the broken sauce to it; if the sauce is too thick, thin it with a teaspoon of water.
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Add the cayenne.
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Season with salt and serve immediately.
For the Boiled Egg
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Bring a deep pot with water to a gentle simmer and add the vinegar.
StovePot
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Crack each egg into a small cup, stir the water in a circle and slide in one egg.
💡The vinegar sets the white quickly, and the whirlpool wraps it around the yolk: the egg stays round instead of spreading through the water.
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Cook 3–4 minutes, until the white is set and the egg is springy to the touch, and lift out with a slotted spoon.
StoveSlotted spoon
To assemble
10
Toast the bread and put it on plates.
Pop-up toaster
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Top with a poached egg, spoon over the hollandaise and serve immediately.
💡Make the hollandaise first and keep it over a warm water bath: the eggs are ready in three minutes, and everything has to reach the plate together.
385calories
9 gprotein
1 gcarbs
39 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 1%● fat 90%
Per serving (116 g), of 4 servings
For the Hollandaise · For the Boiled Egg · To assemble ·
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Bread: measured in pieces: one ≈ 250 g · 264 kcal per 100 g · More about Bread →
🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Pop-up toaster· Also works: Oven (Oven broiler; needs flipping) · Frying pan (Dry skillet; needs flipping) · Sandwich press (None)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Slotted spoon· Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
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