Bearnaise Sauce

Name: Bearnaise Sauce
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp white wine or cider vinegar; 1 tbsp white wine or cider vinegar; a few sprigs of chervil, leaves picked, stalks reserved; 5 black peppercorns; 1 small shallot, peeled and roughly chopped; a few sprigs of tarragon, leaves picked, stalks reserved; salt and freshly ground white pepper; salt and freshly ground white pepper; 200 g unsalted butter; 3 small egg yolks; a little lemon juice (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hix Oyster & Chop House

By Mark Hix

Published 2010

About

This is the classic sauce, to accompany grilled meats and fish. It’s not a British sauce as such, but you can bet your life if you don’t serve it the customer will ask for it.

Ingredients

1 tbsp white wine or cider vinegar
1 small shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
a few

Europe
United Kingdom
Side dish
Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the vinegar, 2 tbsp water, the shallot, herb stalks and peppercorns in a saucepan and simmer for a minute or until the liquid has reduced to 2 tsp. Strain through a sieve and leave to cool.