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Bearnaise sauce

Name: Bearnaise sauce
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 g Butter; ¼ Bund Petersilie; 2 Eidotter; 2 EL Essig; 1 TL Zitronensaft; 4 Pfefferkörner; Salz; Estragonblätter

Ingredients: Bearnaise sauce for 4 persons Seasonality: 0%

Nutrition per serving View details

Carbohydrates: 1 g Protein: 2 g Fat: 45 g

Energy: 409 kcal (1,711 kJ)

Preparation of Bearnaise sauce

Reduction

8 tbsp Water
¼ bunches Parsley
2 tbsp Vinegar
4 Peppercorns

Separate ¼ bunches Parsley into leaves and stems. Boil down 8 tbsp Water, 2 tbsp Vinegar, 4 Peppercorns, the parsley stalks and any asparagus trimmings until there is almost no liquid left (2 tbsp for 4 portions).

Beat until frothy

2 Egg yolk
1 tsp Lemon juice
Salt

Beat 2 Egg yolk, 2 tablespoons of the reduction, 1 tsp Lemon juice and Salt over a light steam with a whisk until frothy.

Stir in butter

20 dag Butter

Liquefy 20 dag Butter and temper to 40 °C. Slowly stir the melted butter into the foamy yolk mixture over steam using a whisk. Make sure that the mixing bowl does not get too warm, otherwise the egg will curdle.

Herbs

Tarragon leaves

Finely chop the parsley leaves and a few Tarragon leaves and stir into the whipped Bearnaise sauce.

Created and tested by Martin Schlagnitweit – seasonal cook, web developer and vegetable grower.

Martin Schlagnitweit

Bearnaise sauce photos

Boil down water, vinegar, salt, peppercorns, parsley stalks and asparagus stalks

Strain the reduction

Mix the reduction with the egg yolks and whip with melted butter over a gentle steam

Season the Bearnaise sauce with chopped parsley and salt

The finished Bearnaise sauce, as a side dish with asparagus

Nutrition per serving

Reference amount: 1 serving

Composition

Carbohydrates 2.1% Protein 4.3% Fat 96%

Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 45 g

Energy

409 kcal

1,711 kJ

Questions about Bearnaise sauce

How many kcal does Bearnaise sauce have?: One serving of Bearnaise sauce provides 409 kcal.
How many carbs does Bearnaise sauce contain?: One serving of Bearnaise sauce contains 1 g of carbs.
How much protein does Bearnaise sauce contain?: One serving of Bearnaise sauce contains 2 g of protein.
How much fat does Bearnaise sauce contain?: One serving of Bearnaise sauce contains 45 g of fat.