Chef John's Butterless Bearnaise Sauce

This is a really quick, easy, nice sauce for steak that has no butter. Did I mention it has no butter? Just a few minutes of preparation and onto the steak it goes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 30 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon water
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon tarragon vinegar
• 2 teaspoons tarragon Dijon mustard

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk egg yolks, black pepper, tarragon Dijon mustard, tarragon vinegar, water, and salt in a metal mixing bowl or small saucepan. Place over low heat and whisk until mixture foams, small wisps of steam appear from the sauce, and sauce is hot and thick, 1 to 2 minutes. Raise and lower the pan over the heat to increase or reduce heat.

Step 2

Remove from heat and whisk a few more seconds to make sauce slightly fluffy. Serve immediately.