Place the lemon juice and shallots in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Boil down until the liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 5 minutes,
depending on the size of the pan. Whisk the butter, piece by piece, into
the sauce over low heat. Taste for seasoning and add salt and white pepper
if necessary. Strain or not and serve warm. Makes 1-1/2 cups
Variations-- Substitute a favorite wine or rice vinegar, white or red wine,
lime or orange juice.
Substitute 2/3 cup beer for the lemon juice. Good with lobster or crab.
Substitute 1 tablespoon finely-chopped garlic for the shallots.
Use 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice plus 1/2 cup fresh or canned grapefruit
juice. Good for fish.
Before whisking in butter, add 2 tablespoons heavy cream and 1 teaspoon
curry powder. Good for scallops or shrimp.
BEURRE ROUGE - substitute 1/2 cup red wine plus 2 tablespoons red wine
vinegar. Whisk in 2 teaspoons tomato paste with the butter. To finish,
whisk in 2 tablespoons chopped chives and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard.
Recipe By : Nathalie Dupree, Well-Stocked Pantry
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #239
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 15:19:37 -0700 (PDT)
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