Super Simple Quick Hollandaise Sauce

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

I made cheesy asparagus to go with dinner last night, but wanted to make it a little more special since we were having dinner company. So I made a quick hollandaise sauce.

4 egg yolks, room temp.

1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 stick of butter

tiny amount of salt

warm water, as needed

Melt the butter and set aside so it can cool down some. You only want it warm, not hot.

In the blender (I have a Vitamix), combine the egg yolks and lemon juice, Blend on high for 10 seconds. While the machine is on, drizzle in the warm melted butter through the hole in the lid. Add a few grains of salt, replace the cap, and process at a higher speed around 30 seconds.

If the mixture is too thick, thin it out with a little warm water, only a tiny amount at a time.

Bhvbum · ‎07-18-2010

These raw eggs need to be cooked very very very lightly before serving here in the US. In France not a problem chickens are monitored for salmonella, but here we put the burden on the consumer to wash hands and cook raw eggs.

I am inspected by the State health department annually, and this is required knowledge of eggs safe handling.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@Bhvbum wrote:
These raw eggs need to be cooked very very very lightly before serving here in the US. In France not a problem chickens are monitored for salmonella, but here we put the burden on the consumer to wash hands and cook raw eggs.

You speak and know this because I am inspected by the State health department annually, and this is required knowledge of eggs safe handling.

Store bought eggs these days are often pasteurized, meaning they've been heated to kill any bad bacteria before they hit the market. Besides that, the acid in the lemon juice chemically "cooks" the egg yolk, the same way it does in a traditional homemade Caesar salad dressing. It is safe

ScrapHappy · ‎03-28-2010

I use Knorr Hollandaise packet. Need milk and butter. Easy peasy.

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

I am finding my Vitamix is great for blending those hard to combine ingredients. You know, the ones where you end up with the flour creating lumps because you did something wrong. I should put that in the first person.

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

I should have added I will try this recipe, I have never attempted hollandaise sauce in my life because of fear of failure.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@ScrapHappy wrote:
I use Knorr Hollandaise packet. Need milk and butter. Easy peasy.

It's prepackage and highly processed with numerous ingredients I won't eat. Making from real food is better for me.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@depglass wrote:
I should have added I will try this recipe, I have never attempted hollandaise sauce in my life because of fear of failure.

Same for me. I think I may have tried it early in married life, but that was so long ago. LOL. My almost son-in-law is a bit of a foodie and he really liked it. DH did as well. I gave SIL a the leftovers, will make more this week.