Hollandaise sauce

Name: Hollandaise sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes approximately 500 ml (16 fl oz)
Ingredients: 3 egg yolks, at room temperature; pinch of cayenne pepper (see Chef’s tips)

Preparation info

Makes approximately
500 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Sauces

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

This smooth, butter-based basic sauce is famed for serving with asparagus, as shown. See step-by-step instructions to accompany this recipe.

Ingredients

200 g (6½ oz) clarified butter
3 egg yolks, at room temperature

Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Half fill a pan with water and heat until simmering. Have ready a heatproof bowl that will fit over the pan without actually touching the water.
Melt the butter in a separate pan. Place the egg yolks and 3 tablespoons water in the heatproof bowl and whisk until foam