Cookbook:Beurre Monté

Beurre Monté
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Beurre monté is a French sauce with many applications; it can be used plain as a dip, cooked in, or adjusted with savory or sweet ingredients. The sauce is simply an emulsion of butter into water, which gives butter a saucier consistency. It can act as a base sauce, meaning ingredients can be added to enhance its flavor, or it can be served plain.[1] It acts as a sister sauce of beurre blanc, which emulsifies the butter in reduced white wine and vinegar.[2]

Ingredients

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  • 3 parts by weight of water
  • 8 parts by weight of butter, cold
  • Seasoning, as desired

Procedure

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  1. Bring the water to a low boil in an appropriately sized cooking vessel, such as a saucepan.
  2. Add butter, gradually whisking until smoothly incorporated. Make sure the butter is completely emulsified in before adding the next chunk.
  3. Season to taste as desired.
  4. Keep warm until use. Don't overheat, as this will break the emulsion.

References

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  1. Masterclass (5 June 2024). "Beurre Monté Recipe: How to Make Emulsified Butter Sauce". masterclass.com. Retrieved 15 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Claiborne and Franey, C. (16 June 2024). "Beurre Blanc Classic French Butter sauce". cooking.nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)