Lemon Butter Sauce

Name: Lemon Butter Sauce
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1/2 cup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 pinch white pepper; 1/2 cup butter, cut into 8 pieces

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Recipe by KellyMac6

Julia Child's recipe for a lemon butter sauce. I served this over asparagus and it was wonderful. I think the possibilities for it are endless, would be great over many other vegetables and meats.

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READY IN: 8mins

YIELD: 1/2 cup

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

¹⁄₄

cup lemon juice
¹⁄₈

teaspoon salt
1

pinch white pepper
¹⁄₂

cup butter, cut into 8 pieces

DIRECTIONS

Boil down the lemon juice with the salt and pepper until it has reduced to 1 tablespoon.
Remove from heat and immediately beat in 2 pieces of chilled butter.
Set over very low heat and beat in the rest of the butter, a piece at a time, to make a thick, creamy sauce.
If made ahead of time, just before serving beat in hot water or vegetable stock a few dribbles at a time to reheat.

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