California Farm Romanesco Eggs Benedict

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

Steaming activates the gourmet flavor of this tender vegetable flower, combined with other delicate flavors like fresh water cress, canadian bacon, poached eggs, and Hollandaise Sauce. Elegant festive serving dish for brunch.

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California Farm Romanesco Eggs Benedict

Steaming activates the gourmet flavor of this tender vegetable flower, combined with other delicate flavors like fresh water cress, canadian bacon, poached eggs, and Hollandaise Sauce. Elegant festive serving dish for brunch.

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Ingredients

10 minutes
2 people, 2 portions
  1. 3arrangements of baby Romanesco florets, each the size of a poached egg
  2. 1 Tspwatercress
  3. 2big farm poached eggs
  4. 4 slicescanadian or coppa bacon
  5. 1 cupfresh Hollandaise Sauce: 1/2 stick of butter, 1 egg yolk, tsp lemon juice, tsp vinegar, tsp mustard, sweet paprika, salt, pepper
  6. 1/2 Tspfresh ground peppercorns
  7. Equipment: small pan, steamer, poached egg holder, whisk
  8. Cost: 1/2 romanesco head $1.50, water cress 10 cents, eggs 60 cents, bacon 75 cents, hollandaise $1, per serving $1.95

Cooking Instructions

10 minutes
  1. 1

    Make hollandaise sauce, by whipping egg yolk, water, vinegar, mustard, paprika powder, salt, pepper, in a small saucepan on low heat till well mixed. Heat butter in glass measuring cup in microwave till piping hot and bubbling (123 seconds) drizzle in while whipping eggyoke, taste, add fresh lemon juice. Cover bottom of warm platter with hollandaise sauce.

  2. 2

    Sautee 4 slices of canadian or coppa bacon and lay on top of hollandaise sauce on platter.

  3. 3

    Lay two large poached farm eggs on top of the bacon on each plate.

  4. 4

    Cut 3 arrangements of baby Romanesco florets the size of a poached egg, steam 10 minutes, al dente, arrange between the two poached eggs.

  5. 5

    Sprinkle chopped water cress on the poached eggs, drizzle remainder of hollandaise on top, sprinkle with freshly ground nutmeg. Enjoy.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. I learned growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish from my farmer grandparents and parents. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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