Béarnaise Sauce

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
• 1 small shallot, finely diced
• 2 teaspoons fresh tarragon, leaves chopped, stalks reserved
• 2 egg yolks
• 5 ounces butter, melted
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a small stainless steel pan, place the tarragon vinegar, diced shallots and the tarragon stalks.
• 2 bring to the boil and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated. strain and allow to cool.
• 3 add the egg yolks and whisk until thick.
• 4 very slowly, add the melted butter, mixing well as you do so and leaving behind any residue from the melted butter.
• 5 mix in the freshly chopped tarragon. season with salt and freshly ground pepper and serve with steak cooked to taste.