Recipes · French · Sauces, Dressings, and Marinades
Béarnaise Sauce
One serving has 496 kcal and 3 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (67%) and choline (32%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (104 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low carb
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, sulphite
Ingredients
- 8 g Shallots, raw
- 10 g Vinegar, white
- 10 g Wine, white
- 15 g Egg yolks, raw
- 60 g Butter, unsalted
- 0.4 g Tarragon, dried
- 0.4 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
Method
- Simmer the shallot with the vinegar and wine until reduced to about a tablespoon of syrupy liquid; strain and cool slightly.
- Whisk the egg yolk with the reduction in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, without letting it boil.
- Whisking constantly, add the melted butter in a slow stream until the sauce is thick, pale and holds a ribbon.
- Stir in the tarragon, salt and pepper, and keep the sauce warm, not hot, over the pan of warm water until serving.
- This sauce uses a gently cooked egg yolk; serve promptly, and use a pasteurised egg if serving to pregnant women, young children or the elderly.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 496 kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 2.5 g | |
| Water | 42.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.34 g | 1% |
| Protein | 3.2 g | 7% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.13 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.17 g | |
| Leucine | 0.27 g | |
| Lysine | 0.23 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.04 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.13 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.13 g | |
| Valine | 0.19 g | |
| Histidine | 0.08 g | |
| Fat | 52.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 31.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 292 mg | |
| Calcium | 43.8 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.03 mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.7 mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 6.5 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.11 mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 81.5 mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 79.5 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 9.2 µg | 17% |
| Sodium | 171 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.46 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.09 mg | 1% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.54 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 27.6 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.39 µg | 16% |
| Choline | 136 mg | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 468 µg | 67% |
| Vitamin C | 0.84 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 32.7 IU | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 4.7 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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