Justin’s NY Strip Steak Eggs Benedict

Ingredients:

• 1 Swift NY Strip Steak
• Jalapeños (to taste)
• Green onion (to taste)

For the Hollandaise:

• 3 egg yolks
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 package of English Muffins (Justin uses keto-friendly ones)

For the English Muffin:

• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp coconut flour
• 2 Tbsp almond flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Spiceology Purple Haze

Directions:

1. Reverse sear your NY Strip Steak, which means you first smoke your steak, usually around 180°F, and then sear it over high heat. Justin smoked his steak at 180°F to an internal temp of 115°F before removing it from the smoker and cranking up the heat. When the grill grates were nice and hot (550°F+), it is placed directly over high heat sear to give the strip steak a great crust.
2. With this approach, you can perfectly cook the internal temperature to your liking (for Justin that’s 132 degrees coming off the grill) while also getting a great sear.
3. While you’re cooking your NY strip, render down the fat by dicing all the trimmings as finely as possible and placing them in the smoker or oven at low heat to render.
4. When your steak is ready to sear, turn up the heat or transfer the fat to a pan to finish rendering. Combine rendered fat with butter for a total of 110g of total fat/melted butter.
5. For the Hollandaise, in a blender, blend 3 egg yolks for 30-45 seconds. Once egg yolks appear creamy, add 1 Tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.
6. Slowly drizzle the butter and fat mixture into the blender on a medium-low speed setting. Let blend until combined and everything looks creamy.
7. For the English Muffin, mix 1 egg, 1 Tbsp butter, melted, 1 Tbsp coconut flour, 2 Tbsp almond flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder and1/4 tsp Spiceology Purple Haze seasoning.
8. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, then mix in the egg and melted butter. Pour into a 4-inch ramekin and microwave for 90 seconds.
9. Split open and toast as you would an English muffin with some butter on both sides.
10. Build by stacking the English muffin, sliced steak, jalapeño, poached egg, and Hollandaise.
11. Garnish with green onion. Serve!