Beurre Blanc
A classic French butter sauce made with white wine, vinegar, shallots and cream. This rich, smooth sauce is perfect for serving over fish, vegetables or poultry.
Ingredients
- •¼ cup dry white wine
- •¼ cup white-wine vinegar
- •2 tablespoons shallot
- •⅓ cup heavy cream
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •⅛ teaspoon white pepper
- •2 sticks unsalted butter
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Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Boil wine, vinegar, and shallot in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until liquid is syrupy and reduced to 2 to 3 tablespoons, about 5 minutes. Add cream, salt, and white pepper and boil 1 minute. Reduce heat to moderately low and add a few tablespoons butter, whisking constantly. Add remaining butter a few pieces at a time, whisking constantly and adding new pieces before previous ones have completely liquefied (the sauce should maintain consistency of hollandaise), lifting pan from heat occasionally to cool mixture.
15 min
- 2.
Remove from heat, then season to taste with salt and pepper and pour sauce through a medium-mesh sieve into a sauceboat, pressing on and then discarding shallot. Serve immediately.
5 min
