Fennel Hollandaise Sauce Recipes

HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Add egg yolks to a small saucepan; whisk until lemon yellow and slightly thick, about 1 minute. Whisk in lemon juice.
• Add 2 tablespoons cold butter, and place over very low heat. Whisk constantly while butter is melting, and continue whisking until thick enough to see the pan between strokes. Remove pan from heat, and beat in 1 tablespoon cold butter. Repeat. Whisk in melted butter a little bit at a time. Season with salt and white pepper to taste.

HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the butter inside a heatproof bowl or glass measuring cup and set it in a basin of simmering water. Let it heat until the butter is melted.
• Carefully spoon off the white residue on top of the clear yellow liquid in the center. Carefully pour off and reserve the yellow liquid. Discard the milky bottom portion.
• Combine the egg yolks and water, beating rapidly with a wire whisk. Place the saucepan in a larger basin of simmering water, beating constantly. Gradually add the clear yellow liquid, beating constantly while heating the mixture in the simmering water. Do not overheat. Beat and heat until the sauce has the consistency of a thin mayonnaise.
• Add the salt, cayenne pepper and lemon juice and blend thoroughly.

FENNEL HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut fennel bulb in a medium dice. Roughly chop fennel fronds and set aside.
• Bring chicken broth to a simmer in a saucepan. Add diced fennel and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer fennel to a blender. Blend, adding just enough broth to get a good puree. Stir in salt and pepper. Discard remaining broth.
• Combine egg yolks, vinegar, and peppercorns in a large metal bowl; whisk until fully combined and light in color. Place over a pot of simmering water, whisking vigorously and scraping the sides of the bowl with the whisk until thick enough to form ribbons. Slowly whisk in hot melted butter until fully incorporated.
• Remove peppercorns. Stir in reserved fennel fronds and fennel puree.

RICH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a small pot with water to a depth of 2 inches; bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Whisk egg yolks and 1 teaspoon lemon juice in a medium heatproof bowl until well combined and smooth. Set bowl over the simmering water and whisk constantly, moving bowl on and off heat occasionally, until thickened, light yellow, and doubled in volume. The mixture should "ribbon" slightly when a whisk comes in and out. Remove from heat.
• Drizzle melted butter into the egg mixture, a few drops at a time, whisking constantly. Add remaining lemon juice in 2 batches as mixture thickens. Whisk constantly until all butter is incorporated. Whisk in salt and cayenne pepper. Serve immediately.