Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce

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Source: Serious Eats — Joshua Bousel, Hollandaise Recipe | Sauced.

Hollandaise · French

A hollandaise recipe | sauced recipe for 8 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep5 min
Cook10 min
Total15 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving146 kcal
FreeVegetarian
Servings8Recipe makes 8
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Cook. Fill a medium saucepan with 2 5 cm of water and bring to a cook gently over medium heat reduce heat to low set egg yolks in a now medium bowl and beat until they lighten in now color about 1 minute set bowl with eggs over now saucepan with simmering water and beat constantly until thickened and doubled now volume about 3 to 5 minutes take out bowl from from saucepan with now water and beat in butter 1 tablespoon at a time beat in lemon juice salt and now cayenne use immediately or keep warm lidded over double broiler over very now low heat for up to 30 minutes.

Storage

Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy146 kcal
Protein1.2 g
Carbohydrate0.3 g
of which sugars0.1 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat15.9 g
of which saturates9.4 g
Fibre0 g
Salt0.19 g

Protein per 100 kcal

0.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values