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Crab Cake Eggs Benedict

Prep time
15 minutes, plus 15 minutes chilling PT15M
Cook time
10 minutes PT10M
Yield
4–8 servings
Difficulty
4 out of 5 on the difficulty scale
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Make any brunch a special occasion with homemade crab cakes and hollandaise sauce in this decadent take on Eggs Benedict.
		

	
	
	
Ingredients


	
	
Crab Cakes:


  • 1 pound lump crab meat, picked over  
  • ⅔ cup panko breadcrumbs  
  • ½ cup thin-sliced green onions, plus more for garnish  
  • 2  eggs, beaten  
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise  
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard  
  •   Juice of ½ lemon  
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme  
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt  
  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce  
  • 3 ounces canola oil  
Eggs & English Muffins:


  • 8  eggs  
  • 4  English muffins  
Hollandaise Sauce:


  • 2  large egg yolks  
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice  
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt  
  • 1½ cups unsalted butter, melted  
  •   Warm water, as needed  

			

			
Preparation

			
Combine all crab cake ingredients except canola oil in a large bowl. Fold together very gently to retain the large chunks of crab meat. Form mixture into 8 crab cakes, approximately 3 ounces each. Place on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 10–15 minutes.


Heat canola oil in a pan, then pan-fry crab cakes for 3–4 minutes per side, until golden brown. Once done, place crab cakes on a paper towel and set aside.


If poaching eggs, bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Either poach eggs in the pot, or cook gently in a pan to keep the whites white. Halve and toast the English muffins.


For the hollandaise sauce, set a pot filled with 2 inches of water to a gentle simmer. Whisk together the egg yolks, lemon juice, and salt in a stainless steel bowl that fits into the pot without the bottom of the bowl touching the water. Reduce heat to low and nestle the bowl into the pot. Continually whisk until the eggs start to thicken and become pale yellow.


Turn the heat off but keep the pot and bowl on the stove. Slowly drizzle in the melted butter while constantly whisking to emulsify until all the butter has been incorporated. If the mixture becomes too thick, add 1–2 tablespoons of warm water to thin. The sauce should be smooth, velvety, and thick but still pourable. Keep warm while crab cakes are cooking (it may thicken slightly as it sits). Just before serving, add more warm water to thin if needed.


To serve, plate each English muffin half cut-side up, top each with a crab cake, followed by a poached egg, and finally a generous portion of hollandaise. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve immediately.