Lime butter sauce is a tart and tangy sauce that can be used on fish, chicken, or vegetables. It is made with butter, lime juice, and garlic.
Stir egg yolks and lime juice vigorously in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan.
Add1/4 cup of the butter.
Heat over very low heat, stirring constantly, untilbutter is melted.
Add remaining butter.
Continue heating, stirringvigorously, until butter is melted and sauce is thickinged.
(Be surebutter melts slowly so that sauce will thicken without curdling.
)Stir inlime peel.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
Cover and refrigerate anyremaining sauce.
Makes about 3/4 cup of Lime Hollandaise sauce.
Ingredients
Directions
Stir egg yolks and lime juice vigorously in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan.
Add1/4 cup of the butter.
Heat over very low heat, stirring constantly, untilbutter is melted.
Add remaining butter.
Continue heating, stirringvigorously, until butter is melted and sauce is thickinged.
(Be surebutter melts slowly so that sauce will thicken without curdling.
)Stir inlime peel.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
Cover and refrigerate anyremaining sauce.
Makes about 3/4 cup of Lime Hollandaise sauce.
