Tarragon Champagne Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ tablespoons capers
1 ⅓ cups Champagne
9 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
½ lemon, juiced
salt to taste

Nutrition Info

151.7 calories
carbohydrate: 2.1 g
cholesterol: 34.3 mg
fat: 13 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 0.3 g
saturatedFat: 8.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 161.6 mg
sugar: 0.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat and cook capers for 30 seconds. Pour in Champagne and cook until it is reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Whisk in butter, 1 cube at a time, until melted. Continue whisking remaining cubes of butter, reserving one. Add the last cube of butter, tarragon leaves, lemon juice, and salt. Whisk until smooth.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This sophisticated and delicious sauce is perfect paired with fish of any sort, especially baked or poached salmon.

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