{"id":2330,"slug":"not-quite-eggs-benedict","title":"Not Quite Eggs Benedict","description":"This recipe serves 1 for a full meal or 2 for a light breakfast.","ingredients_raw":["2 eggs","2 Tbsp milk","1 Tbsp chopped parsley","Salt","Black pepper","4 slices bacon","¼ cup butter, melted","1 Tbsp cold water","2–3 tsp lemon juice","Cayenne pepper","Crusty bread","1 Tbsp maple syrup (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["egg","milk","parsley","salt","black pepper","bacon","butter","cold water","lemon juice","cayenne pepper","crusty bread","maple syrup"],"steps":["Separate eggs. Mix whites with milk and parsley, then add salt and pepper. Beat with a fork until slightly bubbly. Set aside.","Cook bacon on medium-high heat in a large, nonstick skillet and set on paper towels or napkins to drain. Pour off all but 1-2 tablespoons fat. Turn heat down to medium-low and add egg whites.","As the egg whites cook, mix egg yolks with water in double boiler on medium to medium-high heat. The water in the double boiler should simmer, not boil. Stir constantly with a fork until yolks increase in size and thickness and turn a pale, opaque yellow.","Remove from heat and slowly stir in melted butter. Then add lemon juice and salt and cayenne pepper to taste.","Place cooked egg whites on a plate, top with bacon, then cover with Hollandaise sauce. Serve with warm crusty bread for dipping in the sauce."],"categories":["Egg recipes","Breakfast recipes","Recipes using egg","Recipes using bacon","Recipes using butter","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using bread","Recipes using maple syrup","Recipes using cow milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Not_Quite_Eggs_Benedict","source_ref":"4524033","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Not_Quite_Eggs_Benedict&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"70ea60d2f337ac960a8fd03cf0522bd597083e19de7d9c73a5630066f32a2be7","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:11Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:11Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/not-quite-eggs-benedict"}