Chile con Limon Cali-Baja Eggs Benedict

Chef Tony Reed
Servings

2 servings

Prep Time

1 hours

Cook Time

15 minutes

Cuisine

Modern American

Category

Breakfast

Chef Tony uses that Hollandaise Mother Sauce base to make a Cali-Baja-inspired Eggs Benedict that hit on so many flavor and texture levels.  

We amp up that traditional hollandaise sauce with our Black & Bleu Hot Sauce and Chile con Limon blend for that tangy-heat kick. 

Check out more of Chef Tony's recipes over on Youtube.

Chile con Limon Cali-Baja Eggs Benedict

Ingredients

  • 2 poached eggs
  • 2 tortillas, flour (8") fried
  • 2 Poblano Peppers
  • Micro greens as garnish
  • Cilantro as garnish
  • 6 slices Bacon

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  • 2 lb tomatillos
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • 1 onion, quartered

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  • 6 egg yolk
  • 12 fl oz clarified butter or melted butter unsalted
  • 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • Salt to taste
  • Spiceology Chile Con Limon blend to taste
  • Spiceology Black & Bleu Hot Sauce to taste (or hot sauce of your choice)

Directions

  1. Bake bacon at 425° for 20 minutes on a sheet tray with a rack on it turn bacon over and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Set aside.

  2. Still at 425° roast your tomatillo sauce ingredients and poblanos for 30 minutes.

  3. Remove the poblanos and set aside. Blend the rest of the ingredients then pass through a sieve into a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
  4. In a small pan on medium high heat, fill with a 1/4 C of oil. Get the oil to 350°, then add flour tortilla and fry each side until golden brown. Set aside.

  5. For poached eggs, in a small pot fill half way with water and bring to a boil. While it's coming to a boil, crack your eggs one at a time and separate the liquidity whites of the egg through a sieve. Once to a boil bring the heat to low drop in 1Tbsp of vinegar and create a water vortex with a spoon in the pot and drop your egg in and cook for 3 minutes. Remove poached egg with a slotted spoon. Repeat process with second egg.
  6. Remove your seeds, stems and waxing skin from the poblano and open to lay flat.
  7. Once you top your egg you'll want to make your hollandaise sauce.
  8. Now lets build our benedict from bottom up: fried tortilla, poblano, bacon (3 per tortilla) slices, egg, hollandaise, cilantro, micro greens and pickled jalapenos.
  9. Place the egg yolks, fresh lemon juice, salt, and hot sauce into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
  10. Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to Variable 8. Blend for 30 seconds.
  11. Remove lid plug and slowly add melted butter in a thin steady stream, until mixture becomes thickened, approximately 55 seconds. Pour over benedict stack and serve immediately.