Virgin Butter

Name: Virgin Butter
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ⅛ teaspoon white pepper from the mill or to taste; ⅓ teaspoon salt or to taste; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ⅓ cup water; ⅓ cup unsweetened lightly whipped heavy cream; ½ cup unsalted butter

Preparation info

FFR—about
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Making of a Cook

By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1997

About

For vegetables and poached or steamed fish.

Ingredients

⅓ cup water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
⅓ teaspoon<

Europe
France
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Mix and reduce water, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a saucepan over medium heat to 2 tablespoons. Whisk in the butter over very low heat tablespoon by tablespoon. Fold in the whipped cream. Strain into a sauce boat heated to lukewarm.