Crab Benedict
On a drizzly day earlier this year I played the role of tour guide to some friends from out of town. We ate seafood to our hearts, drank local beer, and felt our jeans shrink a size in a few short hours. Today, feeling slightly nostalgic and needing good food, it was only appropriate to whip up our favorite dish of the day in Seattle – Crab Benedict.
A couple of days ago one of Beka and my “third 3rd roommates” from college came home from the San Juans with a hefty dose of crab for us. What a guy! With two crabs to split between Ben and I, we were busting at the seams somewhere between delicious nirvana and gluttony. A half of a crab did remain, and so it was shelled and kept for tonight’s dinner.
Eggs Benedict is notoriously fattening, but sans hollandaise it’s really not quite so bad. Calculating it all out for my Weight Watchers plan gave me a whole serving of Crab Bennie for only 6 points! What up, weight loss?
Here are the tricks for the perfect Eggs Bennie.
I used a double fiber whole wheat english muffin for this bad boy. 120 calories and 8 grams of fiber, hello. The addition of extra greens, like a handful of spinach definitely took away a boat load of guilt and added zero, ziltch, nada in extra points. Score!
Two ounces of lump crab meat was needed for each bennie, so a quick steam to reheat and they were gently laid upon the bed of greens ready for me to devour.
The hollandaise was probably the most intimidating part. Sure there’s the easy road – hollandaise in a packet, and no I’m not judging. Feeling adventurous and daring, I set out to find a perfectly creamy and dreamily yellow hollandaise to make in a snap. Where does one turn for the perfect hollandaise recipe? PW, of course. Five minutes and done.
Then for the poached egg, I simmered a deep skillet full of water and added 2 tablespoons of vinegar to it. The vinegar is key. The pH of the water is changed and facilitates in keeping the egg whites together in the bath. Who wants frayed whites? No one, that’s who!
Three minutes bathing in simmering water resulted in gently whitened whites and a buttery yolk ready to seep into each nook and cranny of the english muffin and slather itself over the spinach.
Two tablespoons of, as Ben calls it, “Holiday Sauce” and we were off to the races. Lawdy help me.
This was a 25 minute meal, perfect for two. 6 points to boot and zero guilt. All equalling Megan being 2 sizes down.
Quite the mathematician am I!
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Wow! I am officially STARVING! That looks incredibly delicious!
Pretty sure I could drink Hollandaise… or top almost any food with it. I've made both double-boiler and blender versions of Holiday sauce… and either one is high and above the "packet". Since most recipes start with 1-2 sticks of butter, I'm pretty sure this is Paula Deen's Holy Water.
Pretty much my most favorite breakfast treat!!! Yours looks divine!
i've never had eggs benedict, but this crab version looks delicious. your photos get more stunning with each post
That looks absolutely amazing! I am 33 years and just had eggs benedict for my first time last summer. Heather
I absolutely love eggs benedict..with crab??? This is just too delicious to imagine!
Oh Man, My husband would die for this!
Geez, this made my tummy ache with happiness (does that make sense?) this looks delicious!!
A 6 point eggs benedict?? Love it!
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LOVE IT. I'm a major believer in the TJ's ww english muffins for the same reason – the protein kick in them is…ridiculous. Plus, sneaking a little spinach in? Never hurt anyone 😉
I've never attempted eggs bennie before, but I think this would be a real crowd-pleaser. Thanks!
Eggs Benedict is one of my "death row" last meals. Not that I ever plan to be there, but you get the idea. But adding crab *and* spinach?! Brilliant!
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