Beurre Blanc Nantais

White Butter Sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    250 ml

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Anne Willan

Published 1981

  • About

Many Breton cooks like to make beurre blanc with salted butter, declaring the flavour is less bland. To discourage the sauce from separating, one trick is to add a tablespoon of cream to the reduced wine and shallot mixture, then reduce again before whisking in the butter. Serve it with poached or grilled/broiled fish, or with cooked vegetables.