sauce essentials: lemon/butter sauce
This is and extremely easy sauce to put together, and works well with most types of fish and seafood. I would go so far as to say it is a standard in the industry.
So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For sauce essentials: lemon/butter sauce
- PLAN/PURCHASE
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3/4 ccrisp white wine, (sauvignon blanc, or chardonnay)
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1 mdshallot, finely diced, about 2 tablespoons
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1 mdlemon, quartered, and then cut the quarters in half
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1/4 cheavy or whipping cream
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8 Tbspsweet butter, unsalted, cut into cubes, and kept cold optional items
- OPTIONAL ITEMS
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1 clovegarlic, minced
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1/2 tspwhite pepper, freshly ground
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1 Tbspfresh parsley, finely chopped
How To Make sauce essentials: lemon/butter sauce
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1PREP/PREPARE -
2Gather your ingredients.
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3Place the wine, shallot, and the lemon into a saucepan over medium heat.
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4Chefs Note: If you are using the optional garlic, and/or white pepper, add them now.
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5Allow the mixture to brightly simmer, until the liquid is reduced by three quarters, about 8 to 10 minutes.
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6Chef's Note: Concerning lemon pith. The pith is the inner layer of a lemon, under the yellow surface. Some lemons have a lot more pith than others. You should select a lemon with the least amount of pith.
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7Chef’s Note: While the sauce is simmering, do not press against the lemons; let them release their juice naturally. If you press against the lemons it will make the sauce bitter.
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8Remove from the heat, and strain out the solids.
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9Return the liquid to the saucepan, and reduce the heat to low.
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10Add the butter, two cubes at a time, until the sauce begins to thicken, and the butter is incorporated into the liquid.
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11Whisk in the cream, and then season to taste, if necessary.
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12Chef’s Note: If you are using the parsley, whisk it in with the cream.
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13Keep warm, until ready to serve.
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14Chef’s Tip: I find, depending on the lemon I use, that it sometimes need a bit more lemon flavor, so I might add some additional lemon juice.
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15PLATE/PRESENT
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16Serve with just about any type of fish or seafood, drizzle on top, or place some on a plate, and place the seafood on top. Enjoy.
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17Keep the faith, and keep cooking
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