Hollandaise Sauce
Hollandaise Sauce is a classic creamy sauce that's perfect for brunch, made with 5 simple ingredients.
Equipment
- blender
- Microwave
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- 3 egg yolks egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or more as desired for flavor
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- ½ cup unsalted butter or ghee, melted and hot
Instructions
Preparation
- Melt the butter in a microwave (make sure it's covered as it will splatter) for about 1 minute, until it's hot.
- 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.
Notes
Ensure the butter is hot, not just melted, for proper emulsification. For more sauce, add another yolk and up to another ½ cup of melted butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sauceCalories: 249kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 2gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 207mgSodium: 369mgPotassium: 15mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 904IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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