As Easy Good As Can Be Sinful Hollandaise Sauce Recipes

AS EASY (& GOOD) AS CAN BE, SINFUL HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place 3 eggs, 4-5 t (or less) lemon juice, 3 T water, in a smallish bowl, & whip with a fork, until thoroughly blended & pale yellow.
• In a nonstick pan, melt (over low heat), butter.
• Add egg mixture SLOWLY, stirring CONTINUOUSLY until sauce has thickened, immediately remove from heat, and keep stirring for a minute or so. DO NOT OVERCOOK. Before serving, add 1/2 t salt & fresh ground nutmeg, taste and add more lemon if desired.
• I sometimes add a little more lemon juice because I like mine very lemony, but I notice in many of the comments on other recipes, that people complain if it's too lemony, so taste as you go, as you can't take it away once you've added it. (notice the recipe says teaspoons not tablespoons).
• And that is it!
• It's really that simple, now go enjoy!

CHEF JOHN'S EASY ONE-BOWL HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place egg yolk into a large stainless steel bowl. Whisk in water, lemon juice, salt, and cayenne pepper. Add butter cubes. Place bowl over low heat. Whisk continually until butter melts and mixture gets foamy, about 3 minutes. Continue whisking over low heat until sauce is to your desired thickness, 3 to 5 more minutes.

CLASSIC HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Keep warm until ready to use.
• Place egg yolks in a copper or stainless-steel bowl that fits snugly in the top of a medium saucepan. Fill the saucepan with 2 inches of water, and bring to a boil. Whisk the yolks, off the heat, until they become pale. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and the salt, and whisk until well combined. Gradually add 1/4 cup boiling water, whisking constantly. Place bowl over medium saucepan containing boiling water, and reduce heat to lowest setting. Whisking constantly, cook until the whisk leaves a trail in the mixture and it begins to hold its shape. Remove from heat.
• Pour the warm melted butter into a glass measuring cup. Add to yolk mixture, one drop at a time, whisking constantly. After you have used about a tablespoon of the melted butter, you can start adding it slightly faster, still whisking constantly. If the butter is added too quickly, the emulsion will be too thin or will "break."
• Once all of the butter has been added, adjust the seasoning with the remaining tablespoon lemon juice and cayenne pepper. If the sauce is too thick, you may thin it with a little additional lemon juice or water. If not serving immediately, place over a pot of simmering water removed from heat, or in a warm spot on the stove up to 1 hour. Alternatively, store in a clean thermos that has been warmed with hot but not boiling water for up to 3 hours.

EASY, TANGY HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup butter, egg yolks, lemon juice, and water in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1/4 cup butter and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and incorporated, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne pepper.

EASY 3-INGREDIENT HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Boil water in double boiler or sauce pan. Place glass bowl over top of sauce pan if using this method.
• Place 1/2 cup butter in double boiler or glass bowl. Allow to mostly melt.
• Add 2 egg yolks and 2 TBS lemon juice.
• Quickly whisk for 3-6 minutes or until sauce thickens to your liking.
• If sauce starts to separate, whisk faster for a minute or two longer.
• If this still doesn't make it come together again, drop an ice cube into the bowl and whisk until it is melted. I don't know why, but ice does the trick!
• Serve with artichokes, asparagus, eggs benedict, etc.

HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan and skim any white solids from the surface. Keep the butter warm.
• Put the egg yolks, white wine or tarragon vinegar, a pinch of salt and a splash of ice-cold water in a metal or glass bowl that will fit over a small pan. Whisk for a few minutes, then put the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and whisk continuously until pale and thick, about 3-5 mins.
• Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the melted butter bit by bit until it's all incorporated and you have a creamy hollandaise. (If it gets too thick, add a splash of water.) Season with a squeeze of lemon juice and a little cayenne pepper. Keep warm until needed.
• To make eggs benedict, toast the muffin halves, top each half with a slice of warmed ham and a poached egg, and spoon over a generous helping of hollandaise.