Smoked Bacon Butter Sauce for Lobster or Seafood |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This decadent flavoured butter sauce is a perfect partner with lobster or any other cooked seafood. Ingredients:
3 ounces double smoked bacon, finely diced |
1 large shallot, finely diced |
1/4 cup chicken stock |
1/4 cup white wine |
1 tablespoon cream |
3/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and diced |
salt and pepper |
fresh lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Cook bacon in a small frying pan until fat has rendered.
2. Place bacon on a paper towel to drain.
3. Put shallots, chicken stock, and wine into a small saucepan and simmer until almost dry.
4. Add the cream and start to whisk in the butter, about 1 ounce at a time.
5. Allow the sauce to come back to a simmer after the final ounce of butter has been whisked inches.
6. Remove the saucepan from heat and continue to whisk for a moment longer.
7. Add the bacon and blitz the sauce with a stick blender.
8. Correct the seasoning and add lemon juice to taste.
9. Keep the sauce warm until ready to serve.
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