Side dishe for 4

Beurre Blanc

Name: Beurre Blanc
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup good white wine; 1 lemon; 1 1/2 shallots; 1 tbsp heavy cream (optional); 11 tbsp unsalted butter; salt; white pepper

White wine, lemon, and shallots reduce into a bright sauce finished with butter, cream, salt, and white pepper.

Typical price

$6.43for 4 servings

$1.61 per serving$6.43 for 4

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30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

French Vegetarian Low-carb Budget Side dishes

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
Leeks and shallots$3.49/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.82Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.06Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	5.5 oz	$2.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.43

Pantry staples you likely have

Wine, beer and spiritsDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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Ingredients

1 cup good white wine
1 lemon
1 1/2 shallots
1 tbsp heavy cream (optional)
11 tbsp unsalted butter
salt
white pepper

Steps

Finely chop the shallots and squeeze the lemon.
Simmer the wine, lemon juice, and shallots in a small saucepan over medium heat for 15 minutes until reduced to 2 tablespoons.
Strain the reduction into a clean saucepan and discard the shallots.
Whisk in the cream, if using, over low heat for 2 minutes.
Cut the butter into pieces and whisk it in one piece at a time over low heat.
Season with salt and white pepper, keeping the sauce warm without boiling.

Swaps

Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.