Hollandaise sauce Hollandaise sauce Hollandaise sauce ( or ; ), formerly also called Dutch sauce, is an emulsion of egg yolk, melted butter, and lemon juice (or a white wine or vinegar reduction). It is usually seasoned with salt, and either white pepper or cayenne pepper. Hollandaise is one of the five mother sauces in French cuisine. It is well known as a key ingredient of eggs Benedict, and is often served on vegetables such as steamed asparagus. "Sauce hollandaise" is French for "Dutch sauce". The name implies Dutch origins, but the actual connection is unclear. The name "Dutch sauce" is documented
Gennaro Contaldo Food Network's "Iron Chef America", in a battle against famed Italian-American chef Mario Batali. Contaldo also developed menus and trained chefs for Oliver's UK restaurant chain Jamie's Italian, in which he is a business partner. A little-known fact is that Contaldo was actually the inspiration for Jamie Oliver to name his first book 'The Naked Chef'. Oliver claims Contaldo used to come round to his house every Sunday and slowly lose clothes whilst he was making hollandaise sauce for their poached eggs. ""By the time the eggs hit the toast it was not only the eggs on my plate that