Easy, Tangy Hollandaise Sauce

Great and easy hollandaise sauce. I like my hollandaise sauce tangy and with a kick so I add extra lemon juice and cayenne pepper to my liking. It serves 2 to 4 depending on what you put it on. I use it on eggs Benedict. It's the best I have had - not bland like some hollandaise sauces!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 231 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 egg yolks
• 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 ½ tablespoons water
• 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• ½ cup very cold butter, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine 1/4 cup butter, egg yolks, lemon juice, and water in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1/4 cup butter and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and incorporated, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne pepper.