Classic Hollandaise Sauce I

Classic Hollandaise Sauce I

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Yolks 2 eggs
Few grains
cayenne
1 tablespoon lemon
juice
1/3 cup boiling
water
Put butter in a bowl, cover with cold water, and wash, using a spoon. Divide in three pieces;
put
one piece in a saucepan with yolks of eggs and lemon juice, place saucepan in a larger one
containing boiling water, and stir constantly with a wire whisk until butter is melted; then add
second piece of butter, and, as it thickens, third piece. Add water, cook one minute, and
season
with salt and cayenne. If mixture curdles, add two tablespoons heavy cream.
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Hollandaise Sauce II
1/2 cup butter
Yolks 2 eggs
1/2 tablespoon vinegar
or