Hollandaise Sauce Recipe

How to Make Hollandaise Sauce?

Hollandaise sauce is a rich sauce made with egg yolks, butter and lemon juice. This is a key element of French cooking and pale yellow in color. It is used to finish dishes with fish, asparagus and eggs Benedict. If you want to know how to make this sauce, read on.

Required Ingredients:

• 4 egg yolks
• ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
• Pinch of salt and cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Step-by Step Instructions:

1.      Put the egg yolks and lemon juice in a bowl and whisk vigorously. The mixture should thicken and double in volume. Use a double boiler for the next step.

2.      Place the bowl in boiler over simmering hot water. If the water touches the bowl, the eggs will set. Keep whisking and ensure that the eggs don’t get hot.

3.      Slowly drizzle the melted butter and keep whisking. The sauce should thicken and double in volume.

4.      Move the bowl away from the water’s heat and add cayenne pepper and salt. Whisk till blended and place the bowl in a warm area.

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5.      Once the eggs, fish or asparagus dish is done, add a dollop of the sauce.

6.      If it seems that the sauce is thick, add a few drops of warm water, mix and then pour over dish before serving.