Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce

Name: Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 Tbsps unsalted butter (if using salted butter, skip the added salt); 3 egg yolks (see how to separate eggs); 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons cayenne (optional)

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Instructions

Melt the butter: Melt the butter slowly in a small pot. Try not to let it boil—you want the moisture in the butter to remain there and not steam away.

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Butter

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Pot

Blend egg yolks, lemon juice, salt, until lightened in color:

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Lemon Juice

Egg Yolk

Salt

Add the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and cayenne (if using) into your blender. Blend the egg yolk mixture at a medium to medium high speed until it lightens in color, about 20-30 seconds.

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Lemon Juice

Egg Yolk

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Salt

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Blender

The friction generated by the blender blades will heat the yolks a bit. The blending action will also introduce a little air into them, making your hollandaise a bit lighter.

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Hollandaise Sauce

Egg Yolk

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Blender

Lower blender setting, slowly drizzle in melted butter: Once the yolks have lightened in color, turn the blender down to its lowest setting (if you only have one speed on your blender it will still work), and drizzle in the hot melted butter slowly, while the blender is going.

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Butter

Egg Yolk

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Blender

Continue to blend for another couple seconds after the butter is all incorporated.

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Butter

Adjust salt and lemon juice to taste: Turn off the blender and taste the sauce. It should be buttery, lemony and just lightly salty. If it is not salty or lemony enough, you can add a little lemon juice or salt to taste.

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Lemon Juice

Sauce