Lemon sauce
Recipe for lemon sauceDelicious and wonderfully tangy lemon sauce that pairs perfectly with fish. Serve it, for example, with salmon, new potatoes, and asparagus, or a piece of roasted chicken with oven-baked potatoes.
Ingredients
- 30 g butter
- 2 ½ tbsp all purpose flour
- ½ dl white wine
- 2 ½ dl milk
- 2 ½ dl vegetable stock
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- In a thick-bottomed pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk it into the butter. Let the roux sauté for a couple of minutes before adding the liquid. - Roux is the name for the mixture of fat and flour used for thickening.30 g butter, 2 ½ tbsp all purpose flour
- Once the mixture of flour and butter has sautéed a bit, gradually add the milk and vegetable stock while whisking. After it has been whisked in, add the white wine, lemon juice, finely grated lemon zest, salt, sugar, and pepper.½ dl white wine, 2 ½ dl milk, 2 ½ dl vegetable stock, 1 lemon, ½ tsp sugar, 1 ½ tsp salt, Pepper
- Reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer over low heat. Taste it and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Add extra lemon juice if you prefer a more tangy flavor.
- The level of tanginess in a lemon sauce can vary, so taste it as you add lemon juice. If it becomes too tangy, add a little sugar.
- Serve the finished lemon sauce right away.
Nutrition
Serving: 1personCalories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 1196mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 428IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 0.4mg
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