I spent a morning capturing a teen foodie in his element – making breakfast for his family. His recipe of choice for the morning was Eggs Benedict. Thinking this was just a regular Saturday, I asked, “How many times have you made this?” His response was a stunner: first time. I’m not sure if it’s normal for a teenager to pick up a recipe from the internet and whip that up like a pro, but he approached it with complete confidence. Follow along with his culinary adventure captured in these frames.
Step 1: English Muffins
Toasted English muffins make the base of the Eggs Benedict stack. This young chef created his by placing the split muffins on a baking sheet in the oven. This would never have occurred to me. I would still be popping them in the toaster one at a time instead of writing about it.
Step 2: Canadian Bacon
While the English muffins are toasting, Canadian bacon gets browned on the stove. Most noteworthy is the the cleanup from this step. The steam cloud created from spraying the hot pan was spectacular, although I can’t say I recommend that approach.
Step 2A: Pet The Dog
While cooking, stop and pet your dog, who is pretty excited about the yummy smell of the bacon browning. I’m pretty sure this step wasn’t in the recipe, but it seems like the right thing to do.
Step 3: Poached Eggs
The third layer is poached eggs. I personally have never made these, so I was really surprised to see the white vinegar going in the pot.
Step 3A: Pet the Dog (Again)
Again, pretty sure this isn’t part of the recipe, but seems to fit right in.
Step 4: Hollandaise Sauce
Hollandaise sauce consists of simple ingredients: egg yolks, fresh lemon, melted butter and salt. The ingredients are fresh and basic, yet so many opportunities for failure exist – overheating the sauce and creating scrambled eggs, too little heat and the sauce will not properly form an emulsion. Clearly an impressive feat!
Final 5: Plating the Dish
Finally, the last cooking step is plating the dish and watching it all come together. Getting the seal of approval from dad is priceless.
If you or your own teen foodie would like to prepare this dish, the recipe used can be found at http://www.foodnetwork.com. If you would like for me to capture you doing what you love, click here and let’s do this!
