Savory Bacon and Crab Bread Pudding Eggs Benedict
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
2
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Ingredients for - Savory Bacon and Crab Bread Pudding Eggs Benedict

1. Butter - 1 tablespoon
2. Dry bread cubes - 3 cups
3. Vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon
4. Bacon, chopped - 1 strip
5. Minced onion - ¼ cup
6. Minced red bell pepper - ¼ cup
7. Chicken broth, or more as needed - ⅓ cup
8. Heavy cream - ⅓ cup
9. Large egg - 1
10. Lemon, juiced - ½
11. Chopped fresh tarragon - 1 tablespoon
12. Fresh lemon zest - 1 teaspoon
13. Fresh lump crabmeat - 4 ounces
14. Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste - 4 ounces
15. Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch
16. Distilled white vinegar - ½ tablespoon
17. Eggs - 2
18. Hollandaise sauce - ¼ cup
19. Cayenne pepper, for garnish - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Savory Bacon and Crab Bread Pudding Eggs Benedict

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Stage

Butter the insides of 2 (10-ounce) ramekins and place on a baking sheet.

3. Stage

Place bread cubes into a large bowl, set aside.

4. Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bacon in hot oil until browned and almost crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove excess oil from skillet and discard.

5. Stage

Stir in onion and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in red pepper and cook for an additional minute.

6. Stage

Stir in chicken broth and heavy cream; cook until mixture begins to simmer, about 1 to 2 minutes.

7. Stage

Pour cream mixture over bread cubes and mix thoroughly until all liquid is absorbed.

8. Stage

Stir in 1 egg, lemon juice, tarragon, and lemon zest.

9. Stage

Mix in crabmeat, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.

10. Stage

Spoon Mixture into prepared ramekins and bake in a preheated oven until tops are golden brown, about 20 minutes.

11. Stage

Remove ramekins from oven and top each bread pudding with a poached egg. Spoon hollandaise sauce over each egg. Garnish with cayenne pepper.