This is a recipe that comes close to the Eggs Benedict at the Blue Willow Restaurant in Tucson.
Gruyere Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup grated gruyere cheese
- kosher salt, to taste
- fresh ground white pepper, to taste
- 2 jumbo eggs
- 2 English muffins or other kind of bread
What To Do With Them
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Add flour; stir for 2 minutes (do not brown).
- Gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk.
- Increase heat to high; bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture is thickened, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Add cheese, and stir until melted.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Eggs Benedict
Poach a couple of eggs, toast up a couple of English muffins, plop the eggs onto the muffins, and pour the gruyere sauce over them.