Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Whiskey Sauce

Preparation info

  • 1 cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000The New Basics Cookbook
The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

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Ingredients

  • 5 large egg yolks
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup Irish whiskey

Method

  1. Beat the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until pale yellow. Add the whiskey and beat until well mixed.
  2. Transfer the mixture to the top of a double boiler and place it over cold water. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat until the water in the bottom pot reaches the boiling point and the mixture in the top part is thick and crea