When it comes to cooking egg, poached egg is one of those cooking methods I find a little intimidating.
So, when my yoga friends went out for brunch after our yoga class, we all agreed to go to a cafe and ordered the same dish that has poached egg in it.
We went to UCC Café's newly opened branch and had the smoked salmon benedict at 471 pesos. It has a slices of smoked salmon fillet, spinach, poached egg on top, muffin made from corn flour,white sauce, and a salad on the side. Also, comes with a cup of free brewed coffee which was good, to be able to eat and have my coffee at the same time is like a luxury- this is because I do intermittent fasting and I normally only have coffee for breakfast!
I ordered an extra poached eggs and ended up eating four of it. The eggs we're perfectly cooked except for the last one I had. The ones I really enjoyed; the yolks were runny just like how I cook mine at home except mine would be more of an oval shape or sometimes even deconstructed sometimes. Haha!
It's my first time having a smoke salmon with a poached egg and at first thought, I wasn't sure if those two proteins would work together because I never like the idea of mixing anything seafood and egg, because I tend to get overwellmed with the strong smell, well it's just me.
Surprisingly, I was amazed of how nicely the flavors all come together. And who would want to complain about the spinach? It's a super food, it's a little approach to healthy eating (wink). So, good job, UCC for adding a little bit of greens in the benedict, which also adds vibrant colors.
I think this is one of those must try dishes to make at home, would you agree? Alhough I would prefer the hollandaise sauce and the traditional mcmuffin just because am used to that taste and I was looking for that tangy flavor from the dijon and cayenne.
My least favorite was the corn muffin because it was a little sweet, I am not sure if they it they own muffin or if they a supplier but it was okay. I would probably have it with peanut butter, nothing a peanut butter sandwich can fix, ya know! Lol
Overall it was still satisfying, even without the two extra poached eggs it was laready filling and I would have it anytime of the day. For me, It's a dish that I would consider ordering again if I visit next time.
Location: UCC at Streetscape, Paseo Saturnino, Maria Luisa Road, Banilad 6000 Cebu City, Philippines
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Hehehe! 😁 I thought you made it yourself. 😋😍
Am confident I can recreate it at home if I put the time into it and more practice poaching some eggs ;D
Have you tried making egg benedict at home?
Yes, we do! 😍