This traditional French beurre blanc sauce with orange juice and zest makes the flavors of seafood come alive.

Its creamy tanginess works well with mild fish such as trout, shad, or haddock.

It may also be served with any shellfish including lobster, crab, and scallops.

Orange Beurre Blanc Sauce

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Leftovers

you’re free to refrigerate leftover beurre blanc for about a week.

Reheat it gently in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water, stirring constantly.

It may still separate when you reheat it, but the flavors of the sauce will still be lovely.

Orange Beurre Blanc Sauce

Elise Bauer

Put the juice, zest, wine and shallots in a sauce pan on medium high heat.

Cook until it is syrupy and almost gone.

On low heat, whisk in the butter continuously and vigorously, 1 tablespoon at a time.

A ladle of orange beurre blanc sauce over a saucepan

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Do not let the sauce boil!

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reduce liquid until it is almost gone and what you have is a syrup, this is your base for the orange beurre blanc sauce for seafood

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add cold butter a tablespoon at a time for orange beurre blanc sauce

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