Carter Family Recipes

This recipe goes with Caribbean Crab Cakes Benedict

  • 4 egg yolks
  • ¼ cup Key lime juice
  • 1 cup butter, cut into pieces
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
  1. Whisk yolks in top of a double boiler; gradually whisk in juice. Place over hot water (do not boil).
  2. Add butter, ⅓ cup at a time, whisking until smooth. Whisk in remaining ingredients. Cook, whisking constantly, 10 minutes or until thickened and a thermometer registers 160°. Serve immediately.

Yield: Makes 1½ cups

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