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How To Make Beurre Blanc

Beurre Blanc Recipe. A classic smooth and creamy butter-based sauce. A basic ingredient for many dishes. Experience our Beurre Blanc recipe. Enlarge

How To Make Beurre Blanc

Beurre Blanc Recipe. A classic smooth and creamy butter-based sauce. A basic ingredient for many dishes. Experience our Beurre Blanc recipe.

Prep:
2m
Cook:
20m
Total:
22m
Serves:
2-4 people

Step 1: You will need

  • 50 ml white wine
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 200 g unsalted butter, cut in small cubes
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt
  • pepper
  • A dash of Tabasco or pepper sauce
  • 1 small saucepan
  • 1 small whisk

Step 2: Reduce the wine and shallot

Heat the wine and shallot together until the wine has reduced by half.

Step 3: Whisk in the butter

Maintain the sauce over a moderate heat and whisk in a few cubes of butter.

Step 4: Continue adding butter

When the butter has been completely incorporated, whisk in some more butter and so on, until the sauce is thick and warm.

Step 5: Season the sauce

Season with lemon juice, salt, pepper and Tabasco.

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If the wine has reduced too much add a few more drops.

The sauce will not keep for too long. Any that is left over can be refrigerated and then used again provided it is whisked into a freshly made consistency and rewarmed.

The sauce can be infused or finished with any condiment required for instance: soy sauce, red wine or different herbs.