10/16/23, 10:12 AM Perfect Blender Bearnaise Sauce Recipe

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Perfect Blender Bearnaise Sauce

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 5 mins Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Total: 10 mins 198 20g 1g 2g

Servings: 10 servings Calories Fat Carbs Protein

(Nutrition information is calculated using an

ingredient database and should be considered an
64 RATINGS estimate.)

SAVE RECIPE

Bearnaise sauce is a reduction of vinegar and wine that's mixed with shallots and tarragon and then thickened
with egg yolks and butter. It's absolutely an exquisite sauce that is perfect for steak, but it's also great with
salmon, chicken, and vegetables, too. It's considered a "child" hollandaise sauce, (one of the five French mother
sauces), except that the vinegar and tarragon replace the lemon.

And while you could certainly make your bearnaise the traditional way, in a saucepan and then emulsified using a
double boiler, it's a lot more work. This simple blender version from Ina Garten works really well without the fuss,
in a fraction of the time, and tastes exactly the same?

Ingredients

■ 1/4 cup white wine vinegar

■ 1/4 cup white wine
■ 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
■ 3 tablespoons fresh tarragon, chopped, divided
■ 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
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■ 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
■ 3 extra-large egg yolks
■ 1 cup unsalted butter, melted

Steps to Make It

01 Gather the ingredients.

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02 Combine vinegar, white wine, shallots, 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the black
pepper in a small saucepan.

03 Bring to a boil and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes until mixture is reduced to a few tablespoons.
Cool slightly.

04 Transfer cooled mixture with egg yolks and 1 teaspoon salt into a blender. Blend 30 seconds.

05 With blender on, slowly pour hot butter through opening in lid. Add remaining 2 tablespoons tarragon
leaves and blend for only a second.

06 If the sauce is too thick, add a tablespoon of white wine to thin.

Raw Egg Warning

Consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs poses a risk of food-borne illness.

Tips

How to Store Blender Bearnaise Sauce

■ You can also make the sauce up to an hour ahead; just keep it in the blender. Right before
serving, add 1 tablespoon of very hot water and blend for a few seconds to reincorporate
the ingredients, which may have separated.
■ Bernaise does not freeze well. The whole idea behind this sauce is to make it as you need
it and use it fresh.

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