June 26, 2006
- 100g butter
- 2 medium egg yolks (or 150g butter, 2 duck egg yolks)
- 1-2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice
- half handful chopped herb such as tarrgon or mint (optional)
- Melt the butter in a pan. Keep warm.
- Bring a small pan of water to the boil
- Beat the egg yolks in a heat proof bowl.
- Place the heat proof bowl so it is sitting above the boiling water
- Continue to beat the eggs until they start to thicken.
- Whilst beating add the vinegar and then the butter a teaspoon at a time until all the butter is mixed in.
- The sauce should be smooth, fairly thick and light yellow.
- Add the chopped herbs (if using).
- Season with salt and pepper and add more vinegar if necessary.
- Take the water off the boil. The sauce can be left while you make other things but it needs to be stirred ocasionally to stop a skin forming on the top.
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Great recipe, used it to make my hubby Eggs Benedict on Valentines Day - he loved it.
Comment by Mirren McLeod — February 17, 2009 @ 9:31 pm