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Blender Béarnaise Sauce

5 from 1 vote
Making one of the more difficult sauces to make, effortless.
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling time 6 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine: French
Calories: 251

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp white wine
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 shallot
  • 3 sprigs of tarragon (about 3 tbsps when chopped)
  • You can use some chervil to substitute some of the tarragon if you happen to have some handy, but just tarragon is fine.
  • 4 grinds black pepper (about 1/3 tsp)
  • 3 large egg yolks (or 4 medium)
  • 250 g butter

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Small Saucepan
  • Microwave proof jug
  • Spatula
  • Chopping Board
  • Knife (sharp)

Method
 

  1. Dice the shallot roughly chop half the tarragon (finely chop the rest and set aside)
  2. Heat the white wine, white wine vinegar, shallot pepper and the roughly chopped tarragon in a small saucepan over a medium heat until it is simmering.
  3. Simmer for about three minutes, until the liquid has reduced by half, turn the heat off and let to cool for 6 minutes (or longer if you want)
  4. Stain the mixture through a sieve into the blender, pushing down on the solids in the sieve to get as much or the liquid out.
  5. Add the yolks to the blender
  6. Roughly chop the butter and melt it in the microwave for about 1min 20sec, in bursts, stirring between (e.g, 40 secs, stir, 20 secs, stir, 20 secs).
  7. Put the lid on the blender and remove the spouty thing in the middle of the lid, start blending at a medium high speed, slowly pour the hot butter through the hole in the lid until all that is left in the jug is the milky solid stuff, turn blender off.
  8. Add the finely chopped tarragon and a pinch of salt and blend on a medium speed for 10 seconds and serve over steak or pretty much any protein that is begging for a sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 251kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 2gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 205mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 894IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.4mg

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