I’ve really been missing going to brunch during quarantine, so I decided to whip up one of my favorite brunch dishes at home! Juicy crab cakes topped with a perfectly poached egg and a creamy, tangy hollandaise sauce. I love this dish because it is a little heavier than most brunch dishes and gets me nice and full.
This dish is not overly difficult, but it is a bit tricky to get the timing right for all the different components of the dish. Make sure to use good quality eggs to get that bright, creamy yolk!
Crab Cake Benedict
Juicy, crispy crab cakes topped with a perfectly poached egg and a creamy, tangy hollandaise sauce
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 Sourdough english muffins
- 1 tbsp Butter
- Spring mix
- Chives For garnish
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
Crab Cake
- 1/2 lb Jumbo lump crab meat
- 1/4 Onion Finely chopped
- 1 Scallion Finely chopped
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 2/3 cup Panko
- 1 Egg
Hollandaise Sauce
- I have yet to perfect my own hollandaise sauce so I used this recipe. https://www.food.com/recipe/julia-childs-hollandaise-sauce-251332
Instructions
- Combine all crab cake ingredients in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly to combine. Form crab cakes into 4 patties and set aside.
- Make hollandaise sauce: https://www.food.com/recipe/julia-childs-hollandaise-sauce-251332
- Heat a large pot of water until it boils, then reduce to medium low so it is barely simmering and add a drop of vinegar to water. Crack 1 egg into a small ramekin. Use a fork or chopstick and quickly stir water in pot to create a vortex. Carefully drop egg into center of the vortex and cook for 3 minutes without touching. Remove egg carefully with a slotted spoon. Repeat for other eggs and set aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a cast iron pan, or large pan over medium high heat. Add crab cakes and cook for 4 minutes per side and set aside.
- Toast english muffins either on a pan with butter, or in toaster oven.
- Top toasted english muffin with spring mix, crab cake, then egg and hollandaise sauce. Garnish with a dash of cayenne and chives if desired.
