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Ginger Beurre Blanc

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

35 minutes

Yield

Serves 16 (Makes about 1 cup)

Ginger Beurre Blanc

Ingredients

½ cup Chardonnay 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or rice wine vinegar1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced shallots ¼ cup heavy cream 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into ½-inch pieces½ teaspoon table salt Pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions

  1. Bring first 5 ingredients to boil; adjust heat to medium-high and reduce mixture by half, about 5 minutes. Add cream; reduce by half again, 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. Strain mixture through a fine sieve into a warm container. Add 2 pieces of butter, submerge immersion blender; blend until mixture is smooth. Continue adding butter, 1 piece at a time, until it has all been incorporated.
  3. Add salt and cayenne pepper; blend well. Taste and adjust the seasonings and serve. (Can store in a thermos bottle or over a pan of warm water up to 1 hour.)
Ginger Beurre Blanc

Ginger Beurre Blanc

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Time

35 minutes

Yield

Serves 16 (Makes about 1 cup)

Ingredients

½ cup Chardonnay
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced shallots
¼ cup heavy cream
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into ½-inch pieces
½ teaspoon table salt
Pinch cayenne pepper

Ingredients

½ cup Chardonnay
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced shallots
¼ cup heavy cream
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into ½-inch pieces
½ teaspoon table salt
Pinch cayenne pepper

Ingredients

½ cup Chardonnay
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced shallots
¼ cup heavy cream
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into ½-inch pieces
½ teaspoon table salt
Pinch cayenne pepper

Why This Recipe Works

For our best ginger beurre blanc recipe, we used an immersion blender to quickly and perfectly emulsify the ingredients.

Instructions

  1. Bring first 5 ingredients to boil; adjust heat to medium-high and reduce mixture by half, about 5 minutes. Add cream; reduce by half again, 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. Strain mixture through a fine sieve into a warm container. Add 2 pieces of butter, submerge immersion blender; blend until mixture is smooth. Continue adding butter, 1 piece at a time, until it has all been incorporated.
  3. Add salt and cayenne pepper; blend well. Taste and adjust the seasonings and serve. (Can store in a thermos bottle or over a pan of warm water up to 1 hour.)

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