The Best Béarnaise Sauce

Béarnaise Sauce poured over a steak on a bed of green beans.

4.4 from 56 votes

Yield: 6 servings

This classic creamy Béarnaise Sauce tastes great on just about everything. It's so easy to make with your food processor or blender, using just a few ingredients!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Ingredients

¼ cup and 2 tablespoons white wine
3 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
1 large shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons worth)
3 egg yolks, room temperature
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon garlic salt
4 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves
¾ cup unsalted butter

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Instructions

Combine wine, vinegar, and shallot in top of a double boiler. Simmer until reduced by half and then let mixture cool.
Once cooled, place mixture, egg yolks, pepper, garlic salt, and tarragon leaves in food processor or blender. Blend for about 10 seconds.
Melt butter in microwave for a 1:15, or until hot and slightly bubbling, but be careful not to burn it! Then remove the center stopper from the food processor (or blender) and slowly pour the butter through the opening while the motor is running. This process should take about 30 seconds.
Process for another 10 seconds after all the butter has been added. The sauce should be the consistency of a thin mayonnaise. If not, blend for another 5 seconds. Serve immediately.

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Notes

Raw Egg: The heat from the butter is used to cook the egg yolks. So there are no raw egg concerns!

Storage: It’s best to serve your Béarnaise sauce immediately. Once refrigerated, the sauce will harden (like butter) and reheating the sauce can cause it to separate. However, if you have some that needs storing, just put it in a Tupperware and store it in the fridge. Then you can use it like butter on toast.

Try Reheating It: If you want to try to reheat your leftover Béarnaise, you’ll need to pull out a double boiler (or a glass bowl fitted over a pot of boiling water). Simmer the sauce over medium heat in your double boiler and add a splash of tarragon vinegar. Give it a few moments to start melting and once it has - Whisk! Whisk! WHISK! As soon as it has returned to normal consistency (runny mayonnaise), remove it from the heat and serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 303kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 31g, Saturated Fat: 18g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 184mg, Sodium: 171mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g