Lemon Curd Sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    250 ml

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Paul Gayler's Sauce Book

By Paul Gayler

Published 2015

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Ingredients

  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 120 g unsalted butter
  • finely grated zest and juice of

Method

  1. Put the sugar, butter and lemon zest and juice in a heavy-based pan.
  2. Heat gently, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted.
  3. Add the eggs, stirring constantly over a low heat, until the curd thickens and leaves the sides of the pan clean. Remove from the heat and transfer to a jar. When cool, cover and refrigerate.