The beurre blanc (literally translated from French as “white butter”) is a warm butter sauce emulsified with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (usually Muscadet) and shallots.
➡️A good beurre blanc should be rich and buttery, with a neutral flavor to accompany other seasonings, therefore open to the addition of herbs or spices.
It should be light, yet both liquid and dense enough to garnish food.
➡️Beurre blanc is made by reducing wine, shallots, and optionally herbs.
Cold cubes of butter should be gradually incorporated into the sauce and, as they melt, the mixture should be stirred.
➡️The sauce can separate if heated or cooled excessively, particularly if it exceeds 136 °F or falls below 81 °F.
➡️Beurre blanc sauce is ideal for accompanying boiled fish, especially pike, also known as “brochet au beurre blanc.”
➡️Of French origin, I have enriched it with Spirulina (green) and paired it with fake scallops made from tofu.
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On the blog, you will find another recipe with spirulina, and on my YouTube channel even more.
- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Boiling, Stove
- Cuisine: Contemporary
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- blocks tofu
- 10.6 oz butter
- 3.4 fl oz white wine vinegar (or Muscadet)
- 2 shallots
- 2 teaspoons spirulina powder
- to taste salt and pepper
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Steps
Finely chop the shallots.
In a small saucepan, combine the shallots with the vinegar (or wine) and bring to a boil.
Cut the butter into cubes but keep it cold.
Cut the tofu into a scallop shape.
Add the butter to the vinegar and shallot mixture.
Stir, allowing the butter to melt.
Add the spirulina.
Reduce the sauce until it becomes creamy (about 10 minutes), then turn off the heat and add salt and pepper.
Toast the tofu for a few minutes in a pan with a dash of oil.
Serve the tofu topped with the beurre blanc-vert sauce.
FAQ
What is Muscadet?
A dry white wine produced in France, specifically in the Loire Valley.
What is spirulina?
It is a unicellular blue-green algae, although it’s green in color, containing a rich mix of proteins, vitamins, and minerals and can be consumed either as a food or a dietary supplement.
Its extremely high protein content (65-70 g per 100 g of food, compared to 20-25 g of a lean meat cut) makes spirulina a particularly useful and nutritious food, especially for people who do not consume sufficient amounts of amino acids.
