No Fuss Hollandaise Sauce Recipes

HOLLANDAISE SAUCE (EASY & NO-FAIL)

Steps:

• 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.

HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Add egg yolks to a small saucepan; whisk until lemon yellow and slightly thick, about 1 minute. Whisk in lemon juice.
• Add 2 tablespoons cold butter, and place over very low heat. Whisk constantly while butter is melting, and continue whisking until thick enough to see the pan between strokes. Remove pan from heat, and beat in 1 tablespoon cold butter. Repeat. Whisk in melted butter a little bit at a time. Season with salt and white pepper to taste.

NO-FUSS HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in the microwave.
• In a medium saucepan, make a thin roux using half the butter and the flour.
• Whisk in the milk a little at a time until thick and smooth.
• Lowering heat to minimum, add the egg yolks and remaining butter, stirring constantly, being careful not to let the yolks curdle.
• Gradually add the lemon juice; finish with salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika.
• Optional: since we're already straying from the classic technique and ingredients, why not add a touch of saffron, which doesn't affect the flavor so much as the color, giving the sauce a gorgeous yellow hue.