Recipe for the Day

[Irving]

Tried my hand at Hollandaise sauce today. I actually got it my first time, except that I don't really know what hollandaise is supposed to taste like. I think it came out very lemony, but I was just impressed that I didn't screw it up. The full meal was a crab cake eggs benedict (they make one at The Egg and I and my wife loves it and won't shut up about it). Before today I've never poached an egg or even knew what hollandaise sauce was. I did NOT follow the directions of the recipe and use real crab. I used imitation crab, or as my wife coined the phrase "crab hotdog" and it came out as expected.

Here are the recipes.

Hollandaise: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2007/...lly-sense.html

1 1/2 stick of unsalted butter
2 egg yolks
1/2 lemon
salt to taste
cayenne or tabasco sauce to taste

Crab Cake: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2009/11/maryland-crab-cakes-good-news-is-theyre.html

1 pound fresh crabmeat, the lumpier the better, well drained
8 saltine crackers
1 egg beaten
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 tsp mustard
1/4 tsp Worcestershire
1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
salt to taste
cayenne pepper, optional
butter for frying

Overall everything turned out okay. I can't make a meat "cake" of any kind without burning it and having it fall apart though.