For a traditional beurre blanc, simmer finely minced shallots, Champagne vinegar and dry white wine until the mixture reduces by about 90%, then add more liquid (water for the basic sauce ...

Of course, that’s merely a basic beurre blanc. French in origin. But you’ll encounter this same sauce in many guises if you hang out in restaurants where good sauces are respected. One such ...

For a traditional beurre blanc, simmer finely minced shallots, Champagne vinegar and dry white wine until the mixture reduces by about 90 percent. Add more liquid (water for the basic sauce ...

Beurre blanc, or "white butter" in French, is the perfect sauce for seafood (and most other things, really). It's a simple mixture of butter, white wine, shallots, white vinegar, and some salt and ...

The ability to make a great sauce is undeniably a cornerstone of cooking, no matter what cuisine you're talking about. From Auguste Escoffier's five mother sauces to the decidedly less traditional ...

Beurre blanc is one of the great culinary ironies -- a sauce as versatile and endlessly chic as the little black dress but nearly as simple to make as cutting up a stick of butter. (I don't ...

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I’ve always thought of beurre blanc as a fragile, fussy, special-occasion sauce. The quiver of butter, wine and vinegar is a delight — if it’s emulsified correctly, then kept at the exact ...

The beurre blanc is a traditional French emulsified sauce that goes well with seafood, but here we make it with sake rather than white wine. Confused? Never mind, just try it - the dish is delicious.

Be sure to save the prettier shells for serving. This beurre blanc ("white butter") sauce uses French beurre aux algues (seaweed butter), which is sold at specialist shops. If you can't find it ...

Ginger-lime beurre blanc: To the basic reduction sauce, add 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger and replace the vinegar with an equal amount of lime juice. Soy beurre blanc: A mixture of soy ...