Chef John's Hollandaise Sauce

Chef John's Hollandaise Sauce

from allrecipes.com
Sauce
17 min
2 servings
232 kcal / serving

Chef John's Hollandaise sauce recipe uses cold butter instead of melted butter. Plus, it's all made in one bowl for easy cleanup!

Ingredients

  • 1 largeegg yolk
  • 2 tablespoonscold water
  • 1 tablespoonfresh lemon juice
  • salt to taste
  • 1 pinchcayenne pepper
  • 4 tablespoonscold unsalted butter, cubed

Directions

  1. 1

    Place egg yolk into a large stainless steel bowl. Whisk in water, lemon juice, salt, and cayenne pepper. Add butter cubes.

  2. 2

    Place bowl over low heat. Whisk continually until butter melts and the mixture gets foamy, about 3 minutes. Continue whisking over low heat until sauce is to your desired thickness, 3 to 5 more minutes.

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