Beurre monté (mounted butter sauce)
Create a butter emulsion that remains stable at high temperatures, perfect for making sauces and poaching liquids.
Butter monté is a crucial culinary preparation that allows butter to be kept at higher temperatures. It is ideal for making sauces or poaching food, and can also be used to rest meat after cooking.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time5 min
- Total15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$0.35 $0.09 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.35
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Boil a very small amount of water (15-60 mL).
- Once the water has started to boil, reduce the heat and begin to incorporate the cold butter into the hot water using a whisk, adding one or two pieces at a time. Add more butter as the pieces melt.
- Once you start to see an emulsion forming, you can gradually add more butter. ≈ 3 min
- Continue to add the butter, whisking until you reach the desired amount of whipped butter. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Beurre monté (mounted butter sauce)
- cold butter$0.35
Total$0.35
that's $0.09 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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