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Egg Florentine

Poached egg, hollandaise sauce and butter-fried sourdough bread. We beat the eggs hard for the lacto-ovo vegetarian brunch classic eggs florentine or egg florentine! Serve in the traditional way with butter tossed spinach.

Total time
45 min
Servings
4
Method
19 steg
Prep time15 min
Cook time30 min
Total time45 min
Servings4
CuisineInternational
OriginSwedenSee more recipes from Sweden

Ingredients

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  • 200 g butter
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 dl dry white wine
  • 1/2 dl water
  • 4 white peppercorns
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 - 3 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • salt
  • white pepper
  • 4 slices of light sourdough bread
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 200 g fresh leaf spinach
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 dl vinegar (12%)
  • 1 1/2 dl water
  • 4 eggs
  • black pepper
  • pepper

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  • Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
  • This recipe is written for 4 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
  • Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.

Allergens

  • gluten
  • mjölk
  • ägg

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  1. 1

    Hollandaise: Melt the butter in a pan, remove from the heat.

  2. 2

    Peel and finely chop the onion.

  3. 3

    Add onion, vinegar, wine, water and white peppercorns to another saucepan.

  4. 4

    Bring to a boil and reduce by half.

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  1. 1

    Hollandaise: Melt the butter in a pan, remove from the heat.

  2. 2

    Peel and finely chop the onion.

  3. 3

    Add onion, vinegar, wine, water and white peppercorns to another saucepan.

  4. 4

    Bring to a boil and reduce by half.

  5. 5

    Strain out the onion and spices and pour the liquid into a clean pan.

  6. 6

    Add the egg yolks and whisk together over low heat until it thickens a little.

  7. 7

    Remove the pan from the heat and add the butter drop by drop while whisking and whisk to a creamy sauce.

  8. 8

    Add a little water if the sauce is thick.

  9. 9

    Season to taste with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

  10. 10

    Fry the bread in butter.

  11. 11

    Fry the spinach in butter in a large frying pan and season with salt and pepper.

  12. 12

    Mix vinegar and water in a bowl.

  13. 13

    Crack down one egg at a time with approx. 30 second intervals so that the egg white has time to react with the acid.

  14. 14

    Leave for 5 minutes.

  15. 15

    Boil a large wide saucepan of salted water.

  16. 16

    Pour the liquid with the eggs straight into the boiling water.

  17. 17

    Let simmer for 3-4 minutes.

  18. 18

    Lift the eggs with a slotted spoon and place on a plate with paper to drain the liquid.

  19. 19

    Top the toasted breads with spinach, eggs, hollandaise and black pepper.

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At a glance

19 ingredients and 19 steps from prep to serving.

Pacebalanced kitchen flow
Kitchen loadmore steps and more attention
Serving stylemeant to land on the table for a group
Best fora slower dinner or weekend session
Mealbreakfast
Categorymain course

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1. SourceIngredienser och tillagningssteg verifierade mot strukturerad Recipe-data från ICA Köket.
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3. Last updatedMar 26, 2026

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