š§ White MisoāOnion Beurre MontĆ© (silky squeeze-bottle sauce)
š§ White MisoāOnion Beurre MontĆ© (silky squeeze-bottle sauce)
Story
Think of it as an umami beurre montĆ©: neutral, elegant, and insanely versatile. Keep the color light ā no browning. āØ
Description
Youāll sweat minced onions in butter ultra-low, reduce wine separately to burn off alcohol, warm the stock, then combine and strain. The hot, flavorful liquid is blended with white miso and cold butter cubes to mount into a satin-smooth sauce. Hold in a squeeze bottle at 50ā52 °C in a bain-marie.
Steps
Sweat the Onions
- 1In a heavy pot, combine onions and 180 g butter. Cook on very low heat 25ā35 min,
- 2stirring often, until translucent, sweet, and pale (no browning).
Reduce Wine & Warm Stock
- 3Separately, bring wine to a simmer; carefully flambĆ© or boil 1ā2 min to remove alcohol,
- 4then reduce by about half. Warm the stock in another small pot.
Combine & Strain
- 5Add reduced wine and warm stock to the onions. Simmer very gently 10 min.
- 6Strain through a fine chinois, pressing lightly to extract liquid. Discard solids.
Blend with Miso
- 7Transfer the hot strained liquid to a blender. Blend in the miso paste in 2ā3 additions
- 8until fully dissolved and smooth.
Mount with Butter
- 9With the blender running on low, add the cold butter cubes gradually until glossy
- 10and nappe-thick. Season with salt only if needed.
Hold & Serve
- 11Pour into a squeeze bottle. Hold in a bain-marie at 50ā52 °C. Do not boil.
- 12Shake gently before using.
Credits
Chef Stefanos Giousia