Béarnaise Sauce

Béarnaise sauce is a delicious sauce to accompany eggs, meats, chicken, and vegetables.
Ingredients
5
Servings
  • 3 egg yolks 3 egg yolks
  • 1/3 cups white wine 1/3 cups white wine
  • 1/2 cups white vinegar 1/2 cups white vinegar
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 1/4 cups water 1/4 cups water
  • 1/2 cups butter, 1 stick 1/2 cups butter, 1 stick
  • 1 pinch pepper 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 pinch salt  1 pinch salt
Preparation
40 mins
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  • Cut the butter into small pieces and place it on a plate to use later.
  • In a medium pot, combine the wine, vinegar, and shallots. Cook over high heat until it boils and let it simmer until it has reduced to just 1/4 cup.
  • Pour the wine mixture into a double boiler and, using a whisk, add the egg yolks, water, and pepper, mixing well while cooking the sauce for about 10 minutes.
  • When the sauce starts to bubble at the edges of the pot, reduce the heat to very low and, using a whisk, incorporate the butter piece by piece until the sauce has thickened.
  • Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the salt.

Nutritional Information

* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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