Hollandaise Sauce

This hollandaise sauce recipe is an easy, creamy classic sauce made à la minute for spooning over poached eggs benedict, grilled salmon, or veggies.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 450 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• salt to taste
• 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3 large egg yolks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place egg yolks into a small saucepan; whisk until lemon yellow and slightly thick, about 1 minute. Whisk in lemon juice until combined.

Step 2

Add 2 tablespoons cold butter to egg mixture, then place the pan over very low heat. Whisk constantly while butter melts; continue whisking until mixture is thick enough to see the bottom of the pan between strokes. Remove the pan from heat. Whisk in remaining cold butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until incorporated.

Step 3

Whisk in melted butter a little bit at a time. Season with salt and white pepper.