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beurre blanc

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Yield: 1.00 Cup

Recipe Description

Beurre blanc is a foundation sauce that is a key to contemporary French cuisine.

Ingredients

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1 ea shallot
1 sprig fresh thyme
1/2 ea lemon
1 tb champagne vinegar
1/2 cup white wine
1 tb heavy cream
1/2 pound butterView Recipe

Method & Notes

  1. sweat your shallots with the thyme, a strip of the lemon's zest, and 1 ts butter in a small sauce pan.
  2. when the shallots are translucent deglaze with the vinegar and white wine.
  3. reduce this to 1/4 cup
  4. add the cream
  5. remove from the heat
  6. cube the butter, and whisk in one cube at a time. a flat whisk makes getting into the corners of your pan a lot easier.

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