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Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise sauce is a creamy sauce perfect for brunch, made with 5 simple ingredients.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine American, French
Servings 4 servings
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • blender
  • Microwave

Ingredients
  

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice or more as desired for flavor
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • a pinch cayenne pepper
  • ½ cup unsalted butter or ghee or more for thinner consistency, melted and hot

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter in a microwave (make sure it's covered as it will splatter) for about 1 minute, until it's hot. Alternatively, you could heat it on the stove.
  • Add the egg yolks, lemon juice, dijon, salt and cayenne pepper into a high powered blender and blend for 5 seconds until combined.
  • With the blender running on medium high, slowly stream in the hot butter into the mixture until it's emulsified.
  • Pour the hollandaise sauce into a small bowl and serve while warm.

Notes

This hollandaise sauce is easy and foolproof in a blender.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sauceCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 4gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 20gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 210mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 60mgVitamin A: 500IUCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
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