Hollandaise sauce

Name: Hollandaise sauce
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 7 Tbs water; salt just a pinch; freshly ground black pepper pinch; 500 g butter; 5 eggs just the yolks; 1 Tbs lemon juice

10 servings Prep: 2 mins, Cooking: 5 mins

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A creamy dream supreme. Amazing smothered over a steak.

By Food24 October 08 2010

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Ingredients (6)

7 Tbs	water
	salt — just a pinch
	freshly ground black pepper — pinch
500 g	butter
5	eggs — just the yolks
1 Tbs	lemon juice

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Method:

Pour 4 tablespoons of water into a glass bowl and add the salt and pepper.
Place over a bain marie making sure the water is hot, but not boiling.
Melt the butter.
Beat the egg yolks with 1 tablespoon of water.
Pour into the bowl containing the warmed water.
Whisk until the egg yolks thicken to the consistency of thick cream.
Add the melted butter slowly, whisking the whole time.
Add 2 tablespoons of water drop by drop us a syringe to make this easier.
Adjust the seasoning and add 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Strain if necessary.

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