Mortons Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipes

BEURRE BLANC SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cut the butter into medium (1/2-inch) cubes and return them to the refrigerator to keep them cold.
• Heat the wine, vinegar, and shallot in a saucepan over high heat until the liquid boils. Continue boiling until the liquid has reduced down to about 2 tablespoons, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low, take the cubes of butter out of the fridge and start rapidly whisking them in, 1 or 2 at a time, to the reduction. As the butter melts and incorporates, add more and keep whisking. Continue until you only have 2 to 3 cubes remaining. This process should take about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat while whisking in the last few cubes, and whisk for a moment or two more. The finished sauce should be thick and smooth.​
• Season to taste with kosher salt.
• Traditionally, the chopped shallot would be strained out before serving but doing so is optional. Serve right away. Enjoy.

MORTON'S SALMON WITH BEURRE BLANC SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the broiler or prepare a charcoal or gas grill. Lightly spray the grill rack with vegetable oil cooking spray. The coals or heating element should be medium-hot. 2. Lightly brush both sides of the salmon fillets with oil and then season both sides lightly with seasoned salt. (If using the oven, broil the salmon, skin side down, about 3 inches from the heat source for about 5 minutes.) Slide a spatula between the skin and fish and turn the fish over. Broil the salmon for 3 to 5 minutes longer, or until opaque and beginning to flake. If grilling, place it on the grate, skin side down, for about 5 minutes. Turn and grill for 3 to 5 minutes more.

MORTON'S BEURRE BLANC SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, heat the clarified butter over medium-low heat. Add the shallot and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, or until it softens without coloring. 2. Add the wine, raise the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the wine reduces and the liquid coats the bottom of the pan. Add the cream and simmer, stirring often, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until reduced by half. 3. Reduce the heat to low and begin adding the butter, a tablespoon at a time, whisking after each addition. Do not allow the cream to boil once the butter is added. Serve each fillet garnished with a lemon half and the beurre blanc sauce on the side. Notes: Buerre Blanc is a delicious, classic sauce. You can varry the flavor easily by adding a bit of Lemon Juice or Orange Juice to the base/wine phase of creating this sauce. Finish it with the zest. When -mounting- the butter, the butter must be very cold and it helps to have the butter cut up. As you are whisking (and it's constant) you would do well to move the pan on and off the heat, keeping the sauce "finger hot". To make a really stable sauce, one can pre-reduce the cream and then chill, resembling something like Noxema Cold-Cream. One can also fill a vacuum thermos (very clean, no coffee residue) with very hot water, then pour out the water and pour the sauce into it, holding the sauce at the corect temerature. If the sauce does -break- (seperate)... you can resuce the efforts by using a hand-prep blender or, you can add mustard (a natural emulsifier) and still have a very tasty sauce.

CLASSIC BEURRE BLANC: WHITE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine vinegar, wine, shallots, lemon, and bay leaves to make an infusion. Simmer over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes until the mixture is reduced to a wet paste, about 2 tablespoons. Add the cream and continue to simmer until reduced again to about 2 tablespoons. Cream is added to make the sauce more stable and less likely to separate.
• Reduce the heat to low and remove the bay leaves. Whisk in the chunks of butter in small batches. The butter should melt without the sauce getting too hot, producing a creamy emulsified sauce. Do not let the sauce go over 130 degrees F, where it will separate. If the sauce starts to break, remove from heat, add 2 ice cubes and whisk until it cools down and comes back together. Season with salt and pepper, fold in the chives, and serve immediately. Keep covered in a warm place for a few hours, if needed.
• Serve with fish or vegetables.

SHRIMP ALEXANDER, MORTON'S OF CHICAGO RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Make the Beurre Blanc Sauce: Leave the 2 cups of butter at room temperature to soften. Melt the 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute the shallots in the melted butter until soft. Remove the shallots and set aside. Add the wine to the skillet. Bring to a boil and let simmer until the liquid is reduced by three-quarters. Add the cream and let the liquid reduce by half. Lower the heat. Using a whisk, add the 2 cups of butter, a little at a time, making sure the mixture is well blended each time before adding more butter. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Add the reserved shallots. Any leftover sauce can be placed in ice cube trays and frozen. Wrap well, or vacuum seal and store in the freezer for 2 months. Make the Alexander Bread Crumbs: Mix all the bread crumb ingredients together until well blended. Set aside until ready to use. Make the shrimp: Preheat the oven to 500°F. Melt the butter in a pie tin. Dip the shrimp in the melted butter, one at a time, letting the excess butter drain. Roll each buttered shrimp in the prepared crumbs, coating on all sides. You may have more bread crumbs than you need. Store excess in the refrigerator for up to a weejk. Drain the excess butter from the pie tin. Place the breaded shrimp in the pie tin, vein side down, with the tail curled up. Drizzle clarified butter over the top. Bake the shrimp for approximately 4-5 minutes, until crisp outside and cooked through. Mold the rice in the center of a plate. Ladle 1/3 cup of the beurre blanc sauce around the rice. Arrange the shrimp around the rice, with the tail end resting against the rice. Garnish with lemon and parsley and serve.

CHEF JOHN'S BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Place wine, lemon juice, cream, shallots, and cream in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and let simmer until liquid is reduced by about 75%, 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to the lowest setting and whisk in about 2 cubes of butter. Keep butter moving until it melts. When melted, add a few more cubes, whisking continuously so butter emulsifies into the wine/lemon juice mixture.
• Continue to add butter, a few cubes at a time until all of it has been incorporated and the sauce has a thick, luxurious texture, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Taste for seasonings and add a pinch of salt and cayenne, if desired. Serve immediately.

BEURRE BLANC (CLASSIC FRENCH BUTTER SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and add the shallots. Cook briefly, stirring, and add the vinegar and wine. Cook until the liquid is almost totally reduced.
• Add the heavy cream and salt and bring to the boil. Add the pieces of butter, a few at a time, stirring rapidly with a wire whisk.