Beurre monté including as a sauce, as an ingredient for other sauces, as a poaching medium, or as a resting medium for cooked meat. In order to make a "beurre monté", boil a very small quantity of water, i.e. 15–60 mL (1–4 tablespoons). Once water has come to a boil, turn the heat down and start whisking the cold butter into the water, one or two chunks at a time. Add more butter whenever the chunks have melted. Once the emulsion is started, more butter can be added at a time. Continue adding butter while whisking until one has the desired quantity
Mani Peninsula to Christianity century due to Nikon's preaching, it took more than 200 years, i.e. until the 11th and 12th centuries to eliminate most of the pagan Greek religion and traditions and for the Maniots to fully accept Christianity. After his sanctification by the Greek Orthodox Church, St. Nikon became patron saint of the Mani as well as Sparta. Patrick Leigh Fermor wrote of them: Mani Peninsula The Mani Peninsula (, "Mánē"), also long known by its medieval name Maina or Maïna (Μαΐνη), is a geographical and cultural region in Greece that is home to the Maniots (Mανιάτες, "Maniátes" in Greek).