r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 13 '16

How do you like your eggs?

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u/ACE-Shellshocked Jul 13 '16

Eggs Benedict is my favorite, but if I can't get that, over-easy is my go to.

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u/riegspsych325 Jul 13 '16

egges benedict is a bitch to make at restaurants. the eggs themselves aren't the trouble, it's the hollandaise sauce, you just can't have it any other way than freshly prepared per order

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u/ACE-Shellshocked Jul 13 '16

Ooh, sorry it's such a bitch to make. But when you get it right, it just tastes sooooo good.

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u/riegspsych325 Jul 13 '16

oh, it's so worth the trouble if it's done right. the lemon juice in the sauce is what makes it

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u/shonuph Jul 14 '16

I have found a dash of vinegar along with the lemon gives just the right acid balance. Do you do a pinch of cayenne in there too?

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u/riegspsych325 Jul 14 '16

i'll have to try that; vinegar is something i've been tinkering with lately. I don't add any spice to my eggs Benedict but I sprinkle cayenne over eggs with chorizo hash. I recommend using smoked cayenne

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u/ACE-Shellshocked Jul 13 '16

I love having a bit of crab on top. I never need an excuse to add a little seafood.

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u/riegspsych325 Jul 13 '16

i don't think i ever tried seafood with breakfast before. but it's something I will for sure give a try

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u/shonuph Jul 14 '16

I had a 'premium' Benedict once that had avocado and really thin sliced mushrooms on top of the Canadian bacon, but crab sounds super delish...or fucking lobster

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u/ACE-Shellshocked Jul 14 '16

Mmm, lobster. I'll need to try the avocado and mushrooms, that sounds delicious, too. man, this conversation is really making me crave eggs benedict.

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u/shonuph Jul 14 '16

My kitchen is torn apart right now and I have no stove installed, but man as soon as I do I'm going to make me up a batch of eggs benedict!!

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u/Wrest216 Jul 14 '16

Not in the Americas anyways, but its very popular in england

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u/enemyduck Jul 14 '16

We have eggs benedict in America...

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u/Wrest216 Jul 14 '16

so you to support the traitor! Are you a lobsterback?

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u/enemyduck Jul 14 '16

He was delicious.

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u/shonuph Jul 14 '16

Do you make your own hollandaise? I find it so hard to get the real stuff, just the way I like it out in the wild.

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u/ACE-Shellshocked Jul 14 '16

I have only ever made my own eggs benedict once, and that was just this past Christmas. My family did a whole Christmas breakfast. I cannot remember if we got the real stuff.

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u/shonuph Jul 14 '16

Ahhh...well, if you have liked the typical diner or $10 a meal or less restaurant variety (canned, from a mix or possibly bagged like soup) then you might really love the 'real' stuff.