Beurre Blanc

This is a rich, buttery sauce that pairs well with vegetables like asparagus, pasta, or meat. You can customize it with your favorite flavors, such as truffle oil or lemon.

Beurre Blanc, a culinary masterpiece born of simplicity and sophistication! Elevate your dishes with this velvety sauce, marrying the richness of butter, the subtlety of shallots, and a touch of orange zest. A true delight that turns every meal into a gourmet experience.

Vadim Rachok

Chef

This sauce has a creamy and velvety smooth texture that can take any recipe from ordinary to extraordinary!

What is Beurre Blanc?

This is a sauce I learned to make while taking classes at our local culinary school. We served it over salmon. I love that it’s easy to make but tastes fancy.

Beurre Blanc is a rich butter sauce with a bright flavor and a mildly sweet taste of shallots! The key to a perfect Beurre Blanc is the technique, which is actually super simple!

What’s in Beurre Blanc?

• BUTTER For the best flavor, make sure to use real unsalted butter as the main ingredient in this butter sauce.
• WINE A dry white wine such as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc is the optimal choice when it comes to cooking. Sweet wines should be avoided as they can interfere with the flavor instead of enhancing it. It’s worth noting that there are very few suitable substitutes for wine in this sauce.
• SHALLOTS are utilized as a flavoring agent in Beurre Blanc sauce. They resemble small onions and have a pinkish-purple color with a slightly milder onion flavor. In case you don’t have shallots, you can replace them with yellow onions, but the flavor would be slightly different.
• ORANGE provides a citrusy zest and tang that elevates the overall flavor profile of the sauce. You can also use Sicilian orange to make the flavor of your sauce richer.
• RAISINS offer a subtle sweetness to the sauce.
• CAPERS contribute a tangy and briny taste to Beurre Blanc.
• THYME adds herbal notes and enhances the richness of the sauce.
• VARIATIONS Beurre Blanc pairs well with lemon, orange, or truffle oil.

How to Make Beurre Blanc

The steps and techniques required for making this fancy and rich sauce may seem intricate and complicated, but they are surprisingly easy to follow.

1. To make beurre blanc, chop the onion into small cubes and cut the raisins.
2. Then, take the peel off an orange. Make fresh orange juice and mix it with the peel.
3. Sauté the onion in sunflower oil until golden.
4. Add white wine and thyme and simmer until the wine has reduced by half.
5. Then, add fresh with peel and cook until the wine has reduced by three times
6. Remove the thyme. Then, add raisins and capers. 
7. Next, set the heat to medium-high. Add the cooled butter (pre-cut into cubes). It is necessary to add a butter piece by piece, until it melts, stirring in parallel.
8. Cook until all the butter has melted. It is important to avoid boiling the sauce at this stage.
9. Serve with fish or seafood.

The sauce will emulsify and turn into a beautifully rich sauce. It tastes so good.

Tips for the Best Beurre Blanc

1. Taste the orange before cooking. If the orange is very sour, add 15 grams of cane sugar. This will balance the flavor.
2. Once the sauce has cooled, it can be reheated, but avoid boiling. Boiling can cause the butter to curdle and the sauce to lose its flavor.
3. Ensure that the butter is chilled.
4. Gradually add one cube at a time and whisk it gently until it gets incorporated completely. Take your time and don’t rush through the process.
   

   How to Use Beurre Blanc

   Beurre Blanc sauce is a delicious sauce with a mild buttery flavor that complements foods without overpowering them. You can customize the sauce to your taste by adding seasonings like mustard, garlic, or citrus flavors. It pairs perfectly with main dishes like Broiled Salmon Fillets, Slow Cooker Rosemary Beef Roast, Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, and any combination of Roasted Root Vegetables. Additionally, you can experiment with fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, and thyme to create new and interesting flavor profiles for your Beurre Blanc.

   How to Store Beurre Blanc

   Store Beurre Blanc in a covered container, such as a mason jar, in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat on low heat after shaking the jar.

   To preserve Beurre Blanc sauce, freeze it in ice cube trays and store the cubes in a labeled ziplock bag for about a month. When ready to use, thaw the cubes and add them to soups, sauces, or egg-based dishes for a richer flavor.

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