Almost Egg Benedict

Methods

• Heat some water in a deep non-stick pan. Keep a bowl over it. When water in the pan begins to boil, put the egg yolks in the bowl and keep stirring with a spatula.
• Add 1 tbsp butter at a time, and keep stirring till it the mixture is well blended.
• Add salt and red chilli powder and mix well.
• Keep a round cookie cutter on each bread slices and cut out roundels. Toast these roundels in a toaster. Arrange the toasts on a serving platter.
• Heat some water in a tempering pan, when the water comes to a boil, break an egg and carefully lower it into the boiling water. Carefully lift the white portion of the egg with a fork and put it over the yolk till it is completely covered. Cook over medium heat till the egg is done.
• Drain the water carefully, and gently slide the egg over a toast.
• Cook the remaining eggs in the same way and put them over the remaining toast.
• Drizzle some hollandaise sauce over each poached egg, garnish with a parsley sprig and serve immediately.