Easy Hollandaise Sauce
A simple recipe for a classic hollandaise sauce using butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter (0.5 cup)
- egg yolks (2 large)
- warm water (1 tablespoon)
- fresh lemon juice (1 tablespoon)
- coarse salt (0.75 teaspoon)
- ground cayenne pepper (1 pinch)
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until bubbly; do not let brown.
- Combine egg yolks, water, lemon juice, salt, and cayenne pepper in a blender; blend until frothy. With blender running, pour in hot butter in a very thin stream, blending until sauce is thick and emulsified. Immediately pour sauce into a serving bowl.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 231
- fat: 25 g
- sats: 15 g
- carbs: 1 g
- fibre: 0 g
- protein: 2 g
- salt: 0.443 g