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bernaise sauce

Béarnaise or Bernaise Sauce Recipe

Another of our delicious sauce recipes, this bernaise sauce recipe is luscious. As with most sauces, it is not at all as difficult to make as you might think.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Sauce
Cuisine French
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 32 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 - 8 tablespoons butter
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • parsley
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons lemon juice, or white wine vinegar
  • salt and pepper, to your taste
  • 1 dash tarragon vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Put the egg yolks, seasonings and vinegars into the top of a double saucepan. Whisk over hot water until sauce begins to thicken.
  • Add the butter in very small pieces, whisking in each pat and allowing it to melt before adding the next.
  • DO NOT BOIL, otherwise it will curdle. Add the chopped parsley, finely chopped shallot and a little extra pepper. Stir to mix.

Nutrition

Calories: 32kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 27mgPotassium: 52mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 103IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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