beurre monté (emulsified butter sauce) over local asparagus

beurre monté

Thomas Keller calls beurre monté the workhorse sauce at the French Laundry.  “We cook in it, rest meats in it, make sauces with it. It’s an extraordinary vehicle for both heat and flavour.”  I stumbled upon this gorgeous silky sauce last month.  Eager to try beurre monté, I first used it over local asparagus.  Typically,…

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