Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise Sauce

  • Serves 6
  • Estimated Time: 18:00

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In a small saucepan, tip in the white wine vinegar, water, onion, mace, bay leaf and peppercorns

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Simmer gently, uncovered, until the mixture is reduced to 1 tablespoon. Keep an eye on it, as it can boil away quicly.

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Separate the egg yolks from the whites, placing the yolks in their own bowl

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Bring a pan of water to simmer

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Strain the reduced mixture into a bowl

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Add 1 tablespoon of water and whisk in the egg yolks

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Place the bowl of reduced mixture over the pan of barely simmering water and add 10 grams of butter, whisking until it has melted and the mixture has slightly thickened

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Carry on adding lumps of butter, roughly 10g a time, allowing the butter to melt before adding more

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When all the butter is in, carry on whisking and cooking gently for a furth 2 minutes

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Remove the bowl from over the water, taste, and add the lemon juice and seasoning

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