Post-pub nosh neckfiller: El Reg eggs Benedict

A serious hangover mitigation culinary challenge

Hollandaise sauce

Suitably fired up with our muffin triumph, we tackled the spicy hollandaise sauce, for which you will require:

• 125g butter
• 2 egg yolks
• Cayenne pepper
• Chilli powder
• Half a teaspoon of white wine vinegar
• Splash of lemon juice

To the bain-marie, as follows:

To be honest, this took us a few attempts. Temperature control is critical for forming a decent egg/butter emulsion. Anything less than spot on will cause the mix to separate into a curdling horror. A stiff brandy helps, we found. That's for you, not the hollandaise.