Sauce beurre blanc
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This delicious sauce originates from the Loire Valley.
Ingredients
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- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 90ml white wine vinegar
- 250g unsalted butter, chilled and chopped into small pieces
Method
- Cook the onion in the vinegar in a small pan until there are only 4 tablespoons mixture remaining.
- Strain and discard the onion.
- Return the vinegar to the pan.
- With the vinegar on a very, vey low heat, gradually add the small pieces of butter and whisk constantly.
- The butter should make a thick sauce.
Recipe source
- Classic French Cooking by Elisabeth Luard (ISBN 1840727241)
Chef's notes
Should the sauce curdle, pour it out of the pan and start again by whisking it little by little into a tablespoon of boiling water.
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