Hollandaise Sauce is not very easy to prepare..agreed! But if made carefully it can go well with many dishes that are usually prepared by us. One needs to be ready and a little swift with his actions. All the ingredients should be readily placed on the table before starting with the preparation. Hollandaise Sauce goes well with many food items. Especially the accompaniments, like sauteed asparagus, sauteed carrots, sauteed leeks, burgers, chicken wings, steamed vegetables, steamed fish, poached fish and many more. Remember the efforts that you take while making this sauce are really paid off after you see the desired results.
Ingredients for Hollandaise Sauce:
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp or Vinegar - 2 tbsp
Water - 4 tbsp
Egg yolks - 3
Butter - 1/2 cup, melted
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Salt, as required
Here are simple steps for making Hollandaise Sauce:
In a pan heat 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar until warm.
Boil water in a saucepan along side.
Place a double boiler over the sauce pan.
Place 3 egg yolks in the double boiler and whisk until they get thick enough. Add 1 Tbsp boiling water to this and keep beating continuously.
Repeat the steps with the rest of 3 tablespoon of water while swiftly beating the mixture.
Add to this the warm vinegar or lemon juice that you had warmed earlier.
Pour in slowly the 1/2 cup of melted butter and continue beating.
Now remove the double broiler from the heat and beat the sauce briskly for a minute. Pour in slowly the 1/2 cup of melted butter and continue beating.
Add the salt and the pepper and continue beating till the sauce is thick enough.
Serve as soon as done.
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