Hollandaise sauce

Notes

• 1. Egg yolks - separate the eggs when fridge cold, it's easier. Use the method shown in the video (passing yolk back and forth between broken shell) or just crack it into one hand and let the whites slip through your fingers into another bowl. You will need 3 large eggs, sold labelled as "large eggs" at grocery stores, weighing 55 - 60g / 2 oz per egg (industry standard). Larger eggs (eg jumbo) will work fine. Smaller eggs may NOT work because there's not enough yolks to emulsify the butter properly. You need around 55g/1.9 oz yolks - if you quite short of this, then add more egg yolk (whisk an extra yolk and pour in amount required). The standard weight of an egg is comprised of 60% whites, 30% yolk and 10% shell - do the maths! Leftover egg whites – Here’s my list of what I do with them and all my egg white recipes can be found in this recipe collection. 2. Butter - the milky whites that settles at the bottom of melted butter is the dairy component in butter, and the clear yellow fat on top is 100% pure butter fat which is where all the flavour is. For the best flavour, leave behind most of the milky whites. If some gets in, it's really no problem (in fact many recipes just use all the butter). I usually leave behind around 1 to 2 tbsp butter. For a true restaurant grade Hollandaise sauce, use ghee or clarified butter instead - this is the butter minus all the milk solids, and it will rock your Hollandaise Sauce to the highest level! 3. Storage - leftovers can be kept in an airtight container for up to 2 days in the fridge. To reheat, if you have a super airtight container then submerge it in a bowl of very warm (but not scalding hot) tap water for 20 minutes. Stir, change water, repeat as necessary until it's back to freshly made perfection. If your container is not airtight, then transfer to bowl, cover, then use a ramekin or similar to elevate it in a bowl of warm water. If you're brave, you can also microwave in 10 second bursts on low - this makes me nervous, but it has worked. Warm tap water can be used to loosen as needed, but use with caution (can't undo runny Hollandaise!). Not suitable for freezing. 4. Recipe source - Immersion blender method adapted from Serious Eats but quantities are my own (their recipe is way too thin). 5. Nutrition per serving, assuming 8 servings (there's enough sauce to coat 8 eggs for Eggs Benedict). Makes around 1 1/4 cups straight out of the blender (it's slightly aerated).