Beurre Monte Sauce Turns Everyday Dishes Into Restaurant-Quality Wonders: Easy 3-Ingredient Recipe
Want to know a secret? You can whip up your favorite restaurant dishes at home for less! Take beurre monte for instance: It’s a rich creamy butter sauce that takes fish and other proteins to the next level. While it may sound fancy, the sauce uses only butter and water. So, you prepare it in minutes, without the restaurant prices, and make your everyday dishes extra special. Here are tips and a recipe to prepare a beurre monte sauce that puts a wow-worthy spin on any dish!
What is beurre monte?
This French sauce is made by emulsifying butter and water in a heated pan until a thick sauce forms. It’s often drizzled on fish and meat, but it’s delicious over vegetables and pasta as well. While beurre monte adorns many dishes at restaurants, it’s easy to make from scratch whenever you’re craving a luxurious treat.
Chef’s secret to silky beurre monte
In order to reach a smooth consistency, you’ll need to add cold butter to the water. Kelly Scott, chef and owner of Kelly’s Clean Kitchen, says in a video that “it needs to be in cold because the magic happens when the butter melts into the water.” Placing warm butter in the pan will cause it to melt quickly, leaving you with a watery sauce. It’s also a good idea to use unsalted butter so you can adjust the saltiness before drizzling it over dishes.
How to make beurre monte
Below, you’ll find Scott’s Beurre Monte recipe. In the video, she prepares the sauce in the same pan that she cooked her fish fillets in. The leftover pan dripping infuse the sauce with more flavor and it makes cleanup hassle-free. She also adds a pinch of salt at the end to season it. But, you can transform this sauce into your own creation by incorporating other seasonings, fresh herbs or citrus.
Spoon your finished sauce over homemade restaurant-quality dishes such as this Reverse-Seared Steak or these Pan-Seared Scallops and enjoy!
Beurre Monte
Ingredients:
2 tbs. water
6 to 7 Tbs. cold unsalted butter, cubed, plus more if needed
Salt
Directions:
Yield: 2 servings
In pan, add water and bring to a simmer. When water begins simmering, turn heat off.
Stir in butter to emulsify and mix with water. Keep a constant stir until mixture is thick and creamy. (Note: If you want an extra buttery sauce, add 1 to 2 Tbs. more butter.)
Once sauce reaches your desired consistency, remove from heat and season with salt to taste. Serve warm.
How do you keep beurre monte warm?
If you’re not serving the beurre monte right away, the experts at Saveur suggest placing it in a small pan and setting it over a pot of simmering water. The flame should be at a gentle heat like medium-low, which keeps the mixture perfectly warm. Otherwise, letting the sauce go cold will cause it to split.
Best way to store leftover beurre monte
Any leftover beurre monte can be stored in an airtight container and kept in the fridge for two days. To reheat it, use it in dishes as you would regular butter. Who knew adding a chef’s touch to your home-cooking was so easy!
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