Bearnaise sauce

Ready in less than 30 minutes, this tasty bearnaise sauce will become a new household staple. Use it to elevate barbecued salmon or beef steaks

Bearnaise sauce

Makes

2 cups

Prep

5m

Note: + cooling time

Cooking

10m

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbs chopped tarragon
  • 1 chopped shallot
  • 1 dried bay leaf
  • 2 Coles Australian Free Range Egg yolks
  • 150g butter, melted
  • 1 tbs lemon juice
  • 2 tsp finely chopped dill
  • 2 tsp finely chopped tarragon, extra

Method

STEP 1

Place the vinegar, tarragon, shallot and bay leaf and 1 tbs water in a small frying pan. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Place over high heat and bring to the boil. Cook until liquid reduces by half. Strain through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl. Cool completely.

STEP 2

Use a balloon whisk to whisk the vinegar mixture and egg yolks in a heatproof bowl until pale and creamy. 

STEP 3

Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water). Continue whisking until the mixture thickens slightly. Whisking constantly, gradually add the butter, in a thin, steady stream. Whisk until well combined and the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in the lemon juice, dill and extra tarragon and season with pepper to taste.

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