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French · Sauce / condiment

Classic Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise on a scale of roughly five parts warm clarified butter to one part yolk, seasoned with a peppery cider-vinegar reduction and lemon; the yolks are whipped over steam first so the sauce is light, stable and holds for an hour.

  • YieldServes 8 · About 350 ml sauce
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total29 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspcider vinegar
  • 5black peppercorns, cracked
  • 4 tspwater
  • ½ tspfine salt
  • 3large egg yolks (about 55 g)
  • 285 gclarified butter, warm
  • 2 tsplemon juice, plus more to taste
  • 1 pinchcayenne pepperoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Keto

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Black and white pepper
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 3

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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