Subj : Today in History - 1804
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Jul 10 2022 06:36:00

00 July 1804 - DEADLY DUEL ENDS POLITICAL RIVALRY: US Vice President
Aaron Burr and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton arrive at
New Jersey's Palisades and proceed with a pistol duel after years of
public rivalry. Hamilton fires into the air, but Burr shoots directly
at Hamilton, felling him with a fatal bullet.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

     Title: Dueling Benedicts
Categories: Beef, Breads, Eggs, Pork, Vegetables
     Yield: 2 servings

MMMMM-------------------CORNED BEEF BENEDICT-------------------------
     1    English muffin; split,
          - toasted
    14 oz Can corned beef hash; heated
     2    Poached eggs
   1/2 c  Hollandaise sauce

MMMMM--------------------HOT BROWN BENEDICT--------------------------
     1    English muffin; split,
          - toasted
     2 sl (thick) roasted deli turkey
          - heated gently
     2 sl Fresh tomato
     4 sl Precooked bacon
   1/2 c  "Investment" mornay; slowly
          - heated w/extra minced
          - turkey and bacon
          +=WITH=+
   1/4 c  Sharp grated cheese stirred
          - in to emphasize the "Hot
          - Brown" aspect of the eggs
          - Derby style.

MMMMM-------------------BLENDER HOLLANDAISE------------------------
     4    Egg yolks
     2 tb Fresh lemon juice
   1/2 ts Salt
       pn (generous) white pepper
     1 c  Melted butter

MMMMM-----------------KICKED UP MORNAY SAUCE-----------------------
 1 1/2 tb Unsalted butter
 1 1/2 tb Olive oil
     3 tb A-P flour
     1 c  Milk
   1/2 sm Onion; peeled
          Bay leaf
     6    Black peppercorns; whole
     1 ts Chicken base
     1 ts Worcestershire sauce
     1 tb Dijon mustard
          Nutmeg
     1 c  Shredded Parmesan cheese

 BLENDER HOLLANDAISE: Melt butter until foaming (not
 browned), add in a slow stream to egg yolks, lemon juice
 and seasoning in a blender cup base. Blend until foamy
 and thickened. Reserve in a thermos.

 KICKED UP MORNAY SAUCE: Heat unsalted butter and olive
 oil over low heat in a large saucepan. Whisk in flour
 and cook a few minutes. In a small sauce pan, heat milk,
 onion, bay leaf, and whole black peppercorns, over
 gentle heat, do not scald.

 Strain hot milk into a quart measuring cup (discard
 solids) add chicken base and stir to mix.

 Off the heat, stir the seasoned hot milk into the
 butter/oil/flour mixture. Back over low heat, cook
 slowly whisking all the time until thickened.

 Add Worchestershire sauce, dijon mustard, a generous
 scraping of nutmeg shredded parmesan cheese. Stir well,
 reserve.

 EGG POACHING: In a deep skillet of simmering water, add
 a tb of white vinegar to 3" of simmering water. Break in
 whole eggs and cook until just below a solid yolk
 setting. don't poach more than four eggs to control
 doneness. Whites firm and yolks runny is the goal. Use a
 slotted spoon to remove eggs from poaching liquid, drain
 well, before topping toasted English muffin.

 ASSEMBLY IN LAYERS. Corned Beef Benedict - Toasted
 muffins, Hot crumbled corn beef. Poached egg and spoon
 over hollandaise.

 Hot Brown Benedict - toasted muffin, slice of tomato,
 slice of turkey, poached egg, crisscross bacon slices,
 kicked up mornay sauce.

 RECIPE FROM: http://www.grouprecipes.com

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... In England, anything served for dessert is pudding, even pudding.
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