Make your very own homemade hollandaise sauce by following this simple recipe. It doesn't take much to make this thick and creamy sauce. A few sprigs of tarragon and a sprinkle of white peppercorns gives this sauce its delicious flavour. This recipe serves up to 4 people, depending on how much you use per person. It should only take you 15 mins to rustle up too. Pour onto poached salmon or fresh asparagus for a mouth-watering finish.
Ingredients
- 4tbsp white wine vinegar
- A few sprigs of tarragon
- A few white peppercorns
- 2 large egg yolks
- 125g butter, softened
- Salt and ground white pepper
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Pour the vinegar into a saucepan (not an aluminium pan) and add the tarragon and peppercorns. Bring the vinegar to the boil and boil rapidly until it’s reduced by about half, and then remove the pan from the heat.
- Break the egg yolks into a bowl. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and strain the vinegar into the egg yolks and whisk together.
- Tip: If sauce overheats and appears to separate, remove the bowl from over the hot water and whisk in 1 tbsp cold water. If that doesn’t work, try whisking another egg yolk in a clean bowl and gradually whisk the separated sauce into it.
Top Tip for making Hollandaise sauce
You can keep leftover Hollandaise sauce for up to 2 days in the fridge.
Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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