Hollandaise sauce

Ingredients

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2 egg yolks

½ tsp white wine vinegar or tarragon vinegar

lemon juice

cayenne pepper

To make eggs Benedict

• 1 muffin, halved
• 2 slices of ham, warmed
• 2 poached article" data-tooltip-w >eggs

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Melt 125g butter in a saucepan and skim any white solids from the surface. Keep the butter warm.
Put 2 egg yolks, ½ tsp white wine or tarragon vinegar, a pinch of salt and a splash of ice-cold water in a metal or glass bowl that will fit over a small pan.
Whisk for a few mins, then put the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and whisk continuously until pale and thick, about 3-5 mins.
Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the melted butter, bit by bit until it’s all incorporated and you have a creamy hollandaise. (If it gets too thick, add a splash of water.)
Season with a squeeze of lemon juice and a little cayenne pepper. Keep warm until needed.
To make eggs Benedict, toast 2 muffin halves, top each half with a slice of warmed ham and a poached egg, and spoon over a generous helping of hollandaise.