Hollandaise sauce

Name: Hollandaise sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 125 grams butter; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoons white wine vinegar or tarragon vinegar; 1 serving lemon juice; 1 serving cayenne pepper; 1 muffin, halved; 2 slices ham, warmed; 2 poached eggs

Hollandaise sauce might be just the sauce you are searching for. This recipe serves 2. One serving contains 718 calories, 18g of protein, and 66g of fat. A mixture of poached eggs, cayenne pepper, tarragon vinegar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 10 minutes.

Instructions

Melt 125g butter in a saucepan and skim any white solids from the surface. Keep the butter warm.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Put 2 egg yolks, tsp white wine or tarragon vinegar, a pinch of salt and a splash of ice-cold water in a metal or glass bowl that will fit over a small pan.

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Tarragon Vinegar

White Wine

Egg Yolk

Water

Salt

Ice

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Whisk for a few mins, then put the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and whisk continuously until pale and thick, about 3-5 mins.

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Water

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Whisk

Bowl

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the melted butter, bit by bit until its all incorporated and you have a creamy hollandaise. (If it gets too thick, add a splash of water.)

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Hollandaise Sauce

Butter

Water

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Whisk

Season with a squeeze of lemon juice and a little cayenne pepper. Keep warm until needed.

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Cayenne Pepper

Lemon Juice

To make eggs Benedict, toast 2 muffin halves, top each half with a slice of warmed ham and a poached egg, and spoon over a generous helping of hollandaise.

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Hollandaise Sauce

Poached Egg