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St. John Style,
Islanders Favorite Recipes
Gretchen Labrenz

by Gretchen Labrenz

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

Eggs:

• 2 tablespoon butter
• ˝ cup chopped onion
• ˝ cup chopped ham
• 8 tomatoes, hollowed into cups
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup Hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise Sauce:

• 4 egg yolks
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1˝ cups unsalted butter, cut into quarters.

Method:

Eggs:
Melt butter in skillet and sauté onions until golden. Add chopped ham and sauté 1 minute. Spoon mixture into tomato cups. Place cups in a greased baking dish or individual ramekin dishes. Break 1 egg into each tomato. Bake at 350 degree for 15 minutes or until firm to touch. Top with Hollandaise Sauce and serve immediately.

Hollandaise Sauce:
Mix egg yolks and lemon juice in the top of a double boiler. Over boiling water whisk in butter, one piece at a time. Continue cooking until sauce is thick. Packaged or bottled Hollandaise sauce could be substituted for the home-made.