A Step-by-Step How To: Grapefruit Beurre Blanc | ||||||||||||
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Heat a small saucepan to medium high and add 2 Tbl. of oil. Add 2 minced shallots and reduce the heat to medium. | ||||||||||||
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Saute the shallots until translucent (approximately 2 minutes). | Make sure any excess oil is poured out so that it won't break your sauce later. | |||||||||||
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Add 1 cup of white wine and let it reduce by half. | Add 1/2 cup of grapefruit juice and reduce. Reserve the segments of the grapefruit for later. | |||||||||||
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You want the liquid to reduce to 3 Tbl. to 1/4 cup of liquid. | At this point, have 1 lb. of cold butter diced and ready. Once the liquid is reduced, you want to immediately add the butter. | |||||||||||
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Add 1 Tbl. of the butter and whisk to emulsify. Once it has melted into the sauce add another Tbl. Continue incorporating into the sauce 1 Tbl. at a time. Make sure that the temperature of the burner is hot enough to just barely melt the butter. If it is too hot or too cold, the sauce will break. | Once the sauce is smooth and emulsified, it is stable enough to add 6-8 of the grapefruit segments. | |||||||||||
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Whisk in the segments and season to taste. | Once the sauce is ready, serve it immediately. Cooling the sauce or reheating it will cause it to break. | |||||||||||
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