Mustard Tarragon Butter Sauce Recipe

How to Prepare a Delicious Mustard Tarragon Butter Sauce

Here you have a simple but delicious pan sauce that can be served with grilled boneless chicken breasts or a fresh piece of fish. The combination of mustard with chopped tarragon and butter works perfectly for preparing this extremely easy sauce.

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Mustard Tarragon Butter Sauce Recipe

How to prepare Mustard Tarragon Butter Sauce

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: French

Keyword: sauce recipe

Servings: 4 - 6 servings

Ingredients

• 12 ounces chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons shallots minced
• 8 ounces butter unsalted, divided
• ½ cup dry vermouth
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon chopped
• ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• salt and white pepper to taste

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Instructions

• Reduce the chicken stock in a saucepan by one half.
• In another pan sauté the shallots in 1 ounce of the butter. Return the remaining butter to the fridge until needed.
• Add the vermouth and reduce to a syrupy consistency.
• Add the cream and reduce by half.
• Add the reduced chicken stock.
• Stir in the tarragon and mustard.
• Lower the heat and whisk in the remaining butter in increments until incorporated.
• Season with salt and white pepper.