Bearnaise Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup wine vinegar or 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
• 1/4 cup wine or 1/4 cup vermouth
• 2 teaspoons shallots, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, minced
• salt and pepper
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon parsley, minced (or chervil)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, bring vinegar, wine, shallots, tarragon, salt and pepper to a boil and reduce to about 2 tablespoons.
• 2 cool slightly.
• 3 beat in yolks until smooth.
• 4 put mixture into a small stainless steel bowl and place in a skillet with about 1 inch of simmering water in it.
• 5 whisk sauce until it begins to thicken.
• 6 beat in butter, bit by bit.
• 7 before serving, add a few drops of lemon juice and parsley.