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Choron sauce

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

Seasonality: 0%.

Ingredients for 4 persons: 200 g Butter, ¼ bunches Parsley, 2 Egg yolk, 2 tbsp Vinegar, 1 tbsp Tomato paste, 1 tsp Lemon juice, 4 Peppercorns, Salt

Nutrition per serving View details

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

Energy: 413 kcal (1,728 kJ)

Preparation of Choron 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.

Tomato paste

1 tbsp Tomato paste

Finely chop the parsley leaves and stir into the whipped choron sauce together with 1 tbsp Tomato paste.

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

Martin Schlagnitweit

Choron 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

For the choron sauce, stir the tomato puree into the finished sauce

The finished choron sauce, as a side dish with asparagus

Nutrition per serving

Reference amount: 1 serving

Composition

Carbohydrates 2.1% Protein 4.2% Fat 95%

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

Energy

413 kcal

1,728 kJ

Questions about Choron sauce

How many kcal does Choron sauce have?: One serving of Choron sauce provides 413 kcal.
How many carbs does Choron sauce contain?: One serving of Choron sauce contains 1 g of carbs.
How much protein does Choron sauce contain?: One serving of Choron sauce contains 2 g of protein.
How much fat does Choron sauce contain?: One serving of Choron sauce contains 45 g of fat.