Holandaise or Bearnaise... without butter? page

[Opera]

Can you substitute the butter in Holandaise or Bearnaise for, say, duck fat, or lard? I made delicious Bearnaise to eat with my London Broil last night, but am curious about making a dairy free version.

PS: My mouth is watering now thinking about dinner last night. I highly recommend Bearnaise with your beef. It isn't that difficult to make!

[Tercio]

Give it a try, let us know how it works out. On the other hand, clarified butter, or ghee, has no milk solids, and is pure fat, not dairy.

[MissJecka]

Everyday Paleo has a good-looking hollandaise-ish sauce recipe: Eggs in a Daze | Everyday Paleo

[Opera]

Everyday Paleo has a good-looking hollandaise-ish sauce recipe: Eggs in a Daze | Everyday Paleo

Great, this answers my question. They even use olive oil! I was wondering if the Julia Child recipe I followed last night called for butter for its flavor, or texture. Looks like the answer is: flavor, obviously. What else would we expect with Mrs. Child? Looking forward to making the recipe again, this time using duck fat.

[seaweed]

i havent tried this but have been meaning to when we hit asparagus season again

http://honest-food.net/2011/03/15/duck-fat-hollandaise/

[Opera]

i havent tried this but have been meaning to when we hit asparagus season again

http://honest-food.net/2011/03/15/duck-fat-hollandaise/

Excellent!

I especially like the chanterelle banner on the website! However, the chanterelles are looking a little wilty. Ill send that person nicer chanterelles

[Chaohinon]

Poultry fat, bacon fat, evoo, etc. are too high in unsaturates to work for hollandaise (just make mayonnaise). Maybe beef tallow, but that sounds nasty. I think your only other option would be coconut oil, but I haven't tested it.