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Béarnaise Sauce - Fast, easy, foolproof method
Recipe video above. Béarnaise Sauce, considered by many to be one of the finest steak sauces in the world, and a classic spin on Hollandaise sauce, one of the 5 French “mother sauces.” It's notoriously difficult to make by hand. This recipe uses a foolproof stick blender method that yields exactly the same results in 2 minutes flat - and has the tick of approval from our resident French Chef JB!Serve over steak or pan seared salmon for a fine dining restaurant experience at home.Makes enough to (very) generously sauce 3 large steaks, or 4 sensible portions.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 12 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 2 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●saucepan
- ●stove
- ●microwave
- ●blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Infused Vinegar:
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Place Infused Vinegar ingredients in a small saucepan over medium low heat.
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Simmer for ⏱️ 2 minutes, then remove from stove and let it stand for ⏱️ 5 minutes to infuse.
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Strain, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible. You should have around 1 tbsp of liquid. Cool ⏱️ 5 minutes before use.
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Quick Clarified Butter:
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Place butter in a jug and microwave until melted (1 - 1½ minutes on high, but watch it carefully so it doesn't explode!).
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Stand for ⏱️ 30 seconds until the milky whites settle at the bottom (this is the milk solids) and clarified butter (golden part) sits above it.
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Pour off 175g / 3/4 cup of the clarified butter, discard the milky whites remaining. Use in this recipe while hot.
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Alternative: Just melt 175g / 3/4 cup ghee, which is the same thing as clarified butter.
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Béarnaise Sauce:
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Place egg yolks, infused vinegar and salt in a tall, narrow container that the blender stick fits in all the way to the base. Blitz briefly to combine.
egg yolks (, at room temperature (Note 4))3
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With the stick blender going on high, slowly drizzle the butter in over about a minute. Important: The butter must still be hot! If it has cooled, reheat until hot.
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After all the butter is in, blitz for a further ⏱️ 10 seconds, moving the stick up and down.
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Thickness: Add 1 tablespoon water, then blitz to incorporate. Add more water as needed, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the Bearnaise Sauce is a thick sauce but loose enough to ooze across a steak, coating it thickly.
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Fresh herbs: Stir in tarragon and chervil.
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Using: Use immediately, or keep warm until required. I use a thermos – a good one will keep it warm for at least ⏱️ 1 hour. Use warm or at room temperature. See note for storing and reheating.
Nutrition Facts
calories
363 kcal
fat Content
38 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
159 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
238 mg
carbohydrate Content
3 g
saturated Fat Content
23 g
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