Lemon-Mustard Sauce

Submitted by GREG IN SAN DIEGO

"A wonderful sauce to use as an accompaniment for fish, or served hot over steamed vegetables such as asparagus."

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken stock
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 pinch salt
• cayenne pepper, to taste

directions

1. In a heavy-based medium saucepan, melt butter.
2. Add flour all at once.
3. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
4. Add stock all at once.
5. Blend mixture with a whisk.
6. Cook mixture over low heat for 5 or 6 minutes, stirring often.
7. Gently beat in egg yolks and add lemon juice, whisking constantly.
8. Add mustard and mix.
9. Add salt.
10. Cook 1 or 2 minutes longer. Add cayenne pepper a little at a time, stirring and tasting until desired degree of "heat" is achieved.

Reviews

[Lalaloob]

Simple, easy, and well, PERFECT.