How to Make Hollandaise Sauce
How to Make Hollandaise Sauce - a step-by-step tutorial that teaches you how to make this classic French mother sauce!
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks*
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 12 tablespoons butter
- pinch kosher salt and ground black pepper
- pinch ground cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Whisk: In a metal mixing bowl, whisk together 4 large egg yolks* and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice until the texture is creamy and they have almost doubled in volume.
- Butter: Melt 12 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan; let simmer for 4-5 minutes or until it gives off a strong, nutty aroma.
- Combine: Place the metal bowl with the yolk mixture over another larger saucepan with water at the bottom and place over medium heat; ensure bottom of mixing bowl isn't touching the water. Very slowly, add butter to yolk mixture, continually whisking. Continue until all of the butter is added (this will take several minutes).
- Season: Add a pinch of salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper and whisk again.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately or leave in "warming bowl" for an hour or so. Add tablespoon of warm water to sauce that has been sitting and whisk to revive.
Notes
- *Eggs: the more high quality the egg, the darker and more flavorful the egg yolks. Which will translate into a more beautiful sauce.
- Broken Sauce: if your water is boiling and the sauce gets too hot, it may break.
- How to Fix a Broken Hollandaise Sauce: if your sauce breaks, don't fret! Simply add a splash of hot water and whisk. Continue adding splashes and whisking until the sauce comes back to life!
- Serving: we love serving this with classic Eggs Benedict!
- Inspired by Julia Child's version of Hollandaise Sauce.
- Yield: about 2 cups.
Nutrition
Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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