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Bearnaise Sauce
Sauce Bearnaise
For: steaks, boiled or fried fish, broiled chicken, egg dishes, timbales. Bearnaise sauce differs from hollandaise only in taste and strength; instead of lemon juice, its basic flavoring is a reduction of wine, vinegar, shallots, pepper, and tarragon. The techniques for making the two sauces are similar.
Yield : 1½ cups
Ingredients
- ¼ cup wine vinegar
- ¼ cup dry white wine or dry white vermouth
- 1 Tb minced shallots or green onions
- 1 Tb minced fresh tarragon or ½ Tb dried tarragon
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- Pinch of salt
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 Tb cold butter
- ½ to 2/3 cup melted butter
- 2 Tb fresh minced tarragon or parsley
Equipment:
- A small saucepan
Directions
Boil the vinegar, wine, shallots or onions, herbs, and seasonings over moderate heat until the liquid has reduced to 2 tablespoons. Let it cool.
Then proceed as though making a hollandaise. Beat the egg yolks until thick. Strain in the vinegar mixture and beat. Add 1 tablespoon of cold butter and thicken the egg yolks over low heat. Beat in the other tablespoon of cold butter, then the melted butter by droplets. Correct seasoning, and beat in the tarragon or parsley.
© 1961, 1983, 2001 Alfred A. Knopf
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
Nutritional information is based on 12 servings.
105 kcal
1 % daily value
1 % daily value
3 % daily value
26 mg
3 mg
1 g
0 g
0 g
1 g
78 mg
28 mg
6 g
11 g
2 % daily value
