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summary: "A delicate classic béarnaise sauce with tarragon and chervil, perfect with a quickly seared steak or delicate fish. Ready in about 10 minutes."
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# Béarnaise Sauce

A delicate classic béarnaise sauce with tarragon and chervil, perfect with a quickly seared steak or delicate fish. Ready in about 10 minutes.

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**Published:** October 23, 2011 · **Author:** Basia · **Servings:** 2 servings · **Time:** ~ about 10 minutes · **Rating:** 5/10 (1 votes)

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## Ingredients


**For the reduction:**

- 10 peppercorns
- 1 shallot
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 10 tbsp white wine
- 4 sprigs tarragon
- 4 sprigs chervil

**For the sauce:**

- 100 g butter
- 4 tbsp white wine
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tbsp finely chopped chervil
- 2 tbsp finely chopped tarragon leaves
- salt
- cayenne pepper

## Instructions

This is a wonderful, delicate sauce that goes perfectly with quickly seared meat, like a steak, or with delicate fish. Its flavor comes mainly from tarragon and chervil.

I served mine with a beef steak alongside some young green leaves.

The recipe comes from the magazine “Lust auf Genuss” – Traum Saucen

béarnaise sauce

**Directions:**

Crush the peppercorns, peel the shallot and chop it finely. Bring all the reduction ingredients to a boil and press through a sieve.

Melt the butter in a pot over low heat. Bring water to a boil in another pot. Measure out 6 tbsp of the strained reduction and mix it with the wine. Add the egg yolks and whisk over a water bath (set the bowl over the pot of water) until thick, but the sauce must not get too hot, or the yolks will scramble. Take the pot off the heat and, stirring constantly, slowly add the butter, then set the bowl over the pot of water again and heat until you get a creamy sauce. Add the herbs, season with salt and cayenne pepper, and serve right away with freshly seared meat or fish.

Enjoy!

## Comments (5)

- **tuptusia** · 2011-10-23 13:32
  great sauce! gotta try it :)
- **dawny_basik** · 2011-10-23 13:32
  It took me forever to figure out where to leave a comment ;) I'm such a klutz. Luckily I finally found the box, because your béarnaise came out amazing, and with the beef steak it looks absolutely delicious.
- **flowerek (Author)** · 2011-10-23 15:55
  @tuptusiu, thank you :) You have to try it :)  
  @Basiku, I'm glad you found the comment box :) Thank you for the kind words. Beef steak and this sauce really are the perfect combo.
- **lo** · 2011-10-23 20:23
  You've made me so hungry. This is one of my all-time favorite sauces. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it. Warm regards.
  - **flowerek (Author)** · 2011-10-24 21:09 · reply
    lo:) I really like it too :)

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