Classic Bearnaise
- 6 tablespoons shallots chopped
- 5 1/16 tablespoons tarragon chopped
- 3 tablespoons chervil chopped
- 10 peppercorns cracked
- 1 cup white wine vinegar
- 7 egg yolks
- 2 1/8 cups clarified butter warm
- 1 salt and pepper to taste
- To make a bearnaise, combine chopped shallots, chopped tarragon, chopped chervil, peppercorns and white wine vinegar in a small pan over a medium heat. Reduce it to 60 millilitres and strain.
- Place the yolks and reduction in a clean glass or stainless steel bowl and whisk them over simmering/steaming water until thick and pale and a ribbon forms when the whisk is lifted up. Whip in the lemon juice to stop the mix from cooking
- Add the warm, clarified butter very slowly to emulsify it in the mix. Incorporate all of it this way but once the emulsion has started it can be added a bit quicker.
- Season with salt and pepper. Finish by stirring in the chopped tarragon.
shallots, tarragon, chervil, peppercorns cracked, white wine vinegar, egg yolks, butter, salt
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Classic-Bearnaise-1652373 (may not work)