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What goes better with lobster tail bernaise or hollendaise sauce?

post #1 of 9
2/13/07 at 2:02pm
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What goes better with lobster tail bernaise or hollendaise sauce?

What exactly is the difference?
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post #2 of 9
2/13/07 at 9:48pm
At it's most basic Bearnaise is a Hollandaise with the addition of tarragon and shallots that have been cooked in vinegar until dry. Traditionally this would be made first then the "hollandaise" made with the mixture in it, then the sauce would be strained and fresh tarragon would be added. Nowadays most people make hollandaise and add the tarragon-shallot reduction at the end. As for which is better for lobster, personally I would choose the hollandaise. For me, the bearnaise would be too overpowering for the lobster.
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post #3 of 9
2/14/07 at 4:32am
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post #4 of 9
2/14/07 at 1:30pm
From living 12 years in the Boston area - as a student; too poor to eat a lot of lobster, but some, I think both sauces are overkill.

What you want is some nice... drawn butter. :lips:

Unless you're trying to recreate the Gilded Age. :p

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post #5 of 9
2/14/07 at 3:09pm
Anything with Hollandaise is worth eating.
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post #6 of 9
2/14/07 at 10:03pm
Well, swell, Mezz, and I agree with you. How about...

Have your lobster with drawn butter and serve a side of hollandaise on a piece of toast. :crazy:

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post #7 of 9
2/15/07 at 5:21am
Chinese fermented black bean sauce is good too. :)
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post #8 of 9
3/4/07 at 5:16pm
In my humble opinion, either of the two sauces overpower the taste of the lobster.

My vote is for drawn butter....:crazy:
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post #9 of 9
3/4/07 at 5:35pm
Drawn butter with some garlic and lemon. You get the nice accent flavors of hollandaise with a better balance. Bernaise overpowers just about everything. That darn tarragon is so strong.
more than taste fine
me eat it all the time
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