béarnaise sauce
This sauce is traditionally served with steaks but can also be used with fish, eggs, sandwiches, and steamed vegetable.
prep time
5 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
1 cup
Ingredients
- INFUSED WINE
- 1/2 cup shallots, finely sliced (lyonnaise cut)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine such as chardonnay or pinot grigio
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar (substitute champagne vinegar)
- 2 large sprigs tarragon
- 1 teaspoon mixed peppercorns
- SAUCE
- 4 large free-run egg yolks
- 1 pinch ground himalayan sea salt, or to taste
- 3/4 cup lukewarm butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon lukewarm water, if needed
How To Make béarnaise sauce
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Step 1INFUSED WINE:
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Step 2In a medium saucepan, add shallots, white wine, white wine vinegar, tarragon and peppercorns; stir well. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer until it reduces to about 3 to 4 tbsp., about 15 minutes.
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Step 3Remove from the heat and strain the mixture through a fine sieve sitting over a small bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible; set aside.
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Step 4SAUCE:
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Step 5In another medium saucepan, add yolks and whisk very well until they get thick, about 1 minute.
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Step 6While whisking, pour in the white wine reduction.
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Step 7Set the heat to medium and season a little bit with salt. While whisking constantly, keep lifting the saucepan off the heat - the trick here is to not shock the yolks by gradually heating them up.
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Step 8When the custard gets thick, move the saucepan away from the heat and whisking continuously, start adding the melted butter, pouring in a few drops at first – remember don’t shock the yolks! Gradually add more until it’s all incorporated.
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Step 9Add lemon juice and fresh chopped tarragon; whisk into the mixture. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. If the sauce gets too thick, add about half a tablespoon of lukewarm water to thin it out.
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Step 10If not using it right away, move to the back burner, keeping the sauce warm on very low temperature. To prevent skin formation, place a piece of wax paper on top, making sure it touches the surface.
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Culture:
French
Category:
Other Sauces
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Heirloom
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#condiment
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Diet:
Gluten-Free
Diet:
Low Sodium
Diet:
Wheat Free
Diet:
Soy Free
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredient:
Eggs
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