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Bernaise

Wine vinegar, shallots, dried tarragon, and crushed white peppercorns simmer down to a scant spoonful of intense reduction, strained and ready to whisk into yolks for the finished sauce.

Prep: 30 minCook: 30 minTotal: 1h
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  1. 1

    Reduce all ingredients at to 1-2 tablespoons.

  2. 2

    Cool reduction and strain before adding to yolks in Hollandaise recipe (above).

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Meal Typemain
Seasonspring, summer, autumn, winter

⚗Elemental Properties

🔥Fire
16%
💧Water
26%
🌍Earth
31%
💨Air
26%

⚗️Alchemical Scores

MonicaConstant
—/100
Heat2%
Entropy14%
Reactivity84%
0.038
Heat
0.288
Entropy
1.682
Reactivity