Name: Hollandaise Sauce
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Ingredients: 3 large egg yolks; 1/4 cup water; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/2 cup cold butter (cut into 8 pieces); 1/8 tsp paprika; 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

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A recipe that every cook should know. Hollandaise Sauce is one of the main sauces that helps every home cook. Also this simple sauce helps to turn a dish into a meal to be enjoyed. Believe it or not, hollandaise sauce can be made 1 day in advance and refrigerated. To reheat the sauce, warm it in the microwave in 10-second increments until warm but not hot. However you can put the sauce in the top pan of a double boiler or in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. One of the most popular recipes to use Hollandaise Sauce with is Poached Salmon. The two combine to form a perfect match with the citrus of the sauce complimenting the salmon.

Hollandaise Sauce

You cant have Poached Salmon without Hollandaise Sauce.

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Course: Sauce

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Hollandaise, Sauce

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 8

Servings: servings

Calories: 170kcal

Ingredients

3 large egg yolks
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup cold butter cut into 8 pieces
1/8 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

Prepare hollandaise sauce by heating egg yolks, water and lemon juice in a small saucepan.
Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly, until yolk mixture begins to bubble at edges.
Whisk in butter, 1 piece at a time, until melted and sauce is thickened.
Stir in paprika and cayenne pepper. Season with salt to taste. Remove from heat.