Best No-Fail Hollandaise Sauce
An easy hollandaise sauce recipe made with a microwave - no blender needed. This light and lemony sauce is foolproof and perfect for veggies, eggs, and more.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 189kcal
Equipment
- 4-cup glass measuring cup (or medium glass bowl)
- whisk
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 egg yolks (reserve whites for another use)
- 1/2 cup light cream (whole milk also works)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt (use 1/4 if butter is salted, 1/2 if unsalted - or to taste)
Instructions
- Place the butter in a 1-quart glass measuring cup and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute or until melted.
- Separate the eggs, adding the yolks to the melted butter along with the remaining ingredients. Stir with a whisk until smooth.
- Set microwave to "roast" (usually power level 6 - medium) and cook for 2 minutes. Remove and stir well.
- Cook for another 2 minutes on "roast," power level 6.
- Stir until smooth and serve.
Notes
To make ahead: This can be made it a day ahead and refrigerated.
In the morning, SLOWLY reheat in the microwave at roast level - start with 3 minutes a couple times, stirring in between, then do 2 minutes, stirring in between, as many times as needed until it's warmed through. In my experience it doesn't separate when warmed slowly.
To cut recipe in half: Proceed with recipe as written with only half the amounts, until step 3 - cook only 1 minute on roast, stir, and cook another minute only. If it is thick enough it's done, if it needs a bit more, do 30 second intervals.
To double, triple (or even quadruple like we do) the recipe: do the math for the ingredients you need and proceed with the recipe, except expect it to take a lot longer to cook the larger amount. You still want to be very careful to cook it slow so it won't curdle, so lots of 2-3 minute roast levels with stirring until it's thick enough to be pourable.
For example, when I make a quadruple batch (serves 16-24) I start at 4 minutes on roast, stir, then do 3 minutes (a couple times, stirring), then 2 minutes until desired thickness.
Nutrition
Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 173mg | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 679IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg
