Basic hollandaise

Name: Basic hollandaise
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 500 milliliters white wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp peppercorn; 1 bunch tarragon; 3 larges free-range egg yolks; 200 milliliters melted and skimmed unsalted butter (see Secrets for success, below); 1 Tbsp lemon juice

Basic hollandaise takes approximately 30 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, primal, and fodmap friendly recipe has 436 calories, 3g of protein, and 44g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have wine vinegar, egg yolks, tablespoon lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a rather cheap sauce.

Instructions

Boil the vinegar together with peppercorns and tarragon, reduce by half. Strain and reserve (see Secrets for success on storing, below).

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Peppercorns

Tarragon

Vinegar

Boil a large pan of water, then reduce to a simmer. Using a large balloon whisk, beat together the yolks and 2 tsp of the reduced wine vinegar in a heatproof bowl that fits snugly over the pan.

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Wine Vinegar

Water

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Bowl

Frying Pan

Beat vigorously until the mixture forms a foam, but make sure that it doesnt get too hot. To prevent the sauce from overheating, take it on and off the heat while you whisk, scraping around the sides with a plastic spatula. The aim is to achieve a golden, airy foam (called a sabayon), which forms ribbons when the whisk is lifted.

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Sauce

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Spatula

Whisk

Whisk in a small ladle of the warmed butter, a little at a time, then return the bowl over a gentle heat to cook a little more.

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Butter

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Ladle

Whisk

Bowl

Remove from the heat again and whisk in another ladle of butter. Repeat until all the butter is incorporated and you have a texture as thick as mayonnaise. Finally, whisk in lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste plus a little warm water from the pan if the mixture is too thick.

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Salt And Pepper