I often have visions of a leisurely breakfast with lashings of homemade hollandaise, three or four cups of rich espresso and a kitchen that magically cleans itself. This is just not reality though 🙂
So imagine how happy I was when perusing a copy of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s “River Cottage Every Day” book the other night and found the most brilliant recipe. It’s a fake-out of hollandaise that only requires the same amount of time that it takes your eggs to boil. Hugh uses two pots but I have mentioned before my extreme dislike of dishes so I used the one pot for everything.
Take two eggs for each person and add to a boiling (salted) pot of water. Set the timer for exactly 4 minutes. At the two minute mark add in a bunch of asparagus wthat has the woody stems trimmed.
Get your plate ready. A bit of nice bread, the asparagus and the eggs in pretty cups (ok, pretty cups not technically part of the recipe). While the eggs are still very hot add a dollop of butter and a dribble of cider vinegar. Dip the asparagus in and …..instant hollandaise! Re-dip and the magic is yours again and again and..
While it looks delicious, I'm pretty sure Chef B might divorce me if I put that in front of him and used the word "Hollandaise." He's a touch of a know-it-all when it comes to Hollandaise.And let me know the next time you're serving this. I'm inviting myself to breakfast. ;pAloha 😉
You come to Ottawa and I'll make it 🙂
Deal.