Shrimp With Bearnaise Sauce Over Toast
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"I love the flavor of tarragon especially in a sauce over seafood."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (871.6 g)
- Calories 1612
- Total Fat - 129.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 54.4 g
- Cholesterol - 4178.2 mg
- Sodium - 1256.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.1 g
- Sugars - 9.1 g
- Protein - 81.7 g
- Calcium - 607.2 mg
- Iron - 12.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 83.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg
Step 1
Place the shallot in a saucepan with half the chopped tarragon, the vinegar and the peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then set it aside for 3 minutes.
Step 2
Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter, set aside.
Step 3
Put the egg yolks in a small saucepan set in a larger one of hot water and beat until frothy, adding the melted butter little by little.
Step 4
Stir in the shallot/tarragon mixture and the remaining chopped tarragon.
Step 5
Season the Bearnaise sauce with the salt and sugar.
Step 6
Remove the small saucepan from the hot water.
Step 7
Wash and dry the shrimp, and sprinkle with the lemon juice.
Step 8
Preheat a toaster oven or broiler.
Step 9
Toast the bread and spread with the remaining butter.
Step 10
Top with shrimp and pour sauce over.
Step 11
Toast in the toaster oven for 2 to 3 minutes, or set under broiler - do not let it burn!
Tips & Variations
- Toaster oven (although an oven's broiler will work).
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