French🥫 Sauces & condiments

Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce

Name: Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 Egg yolk; ~¼ cups Heavy cream; ~6 tbsp Cold butter, cubed; ~1/8 tsp White pepper; ~¼ tsp Salt; ~1 pinch Cayenne pepper; ¼ lemon Lemon juice

⏱ 5 min

Adapted from a video by French Cooking Academy

My Foolproof Hollandaise Recipe (Ready in 5 Minutes)

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Ingredients

Egg yolk1
Heavy cream~¼ cupsest.
Cold butter, cubed~6 tbspest.
White pepper~1/8 tspest.
Salt~¼ tspest.
Cayenne pepper~1 pinchest.
Lemon juice¼ lemon

Steps

1
Set up a double boiler with simmering water in the bottom pot and a glass bowl on top.
2
Add egg yolk and heavy cream to the bowl. Whisk for 1-2 minutes until the cream begins to emulsify and thicken slightly.
3
Gradually add cold butter cubes while whisking continuously. Keep the heat gentle and patient, allowing the butter to incorporate slowly. The entire process takes about 4-4.5 minutes.
4
Once the sauce reaches a semi-thick consistency (not too heavy), continue whisking over low heat until the butter is fully incorporated. Continue whisking gently as the sauce cools slightly off the heat.
5
Season with white pepper, salt, and cayenne. Finish with lemon juice and mix gently. If the sauce becomes too thick before serving, warm it briefly over the double boiler to achieve the right pouring consistency.

Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce

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