White Butter or Nantais Butter

Grey or pink shallots?

Count 50 g of grey shallots or 80 g of pink shallots, 300 g of butter and 1 dl of white wine.

What does "to reduce" mean exactly ?

To make a white butter, you need to reduce the white wine until dry (total evaporation) and not down to 9/10.
- Add 1 to 2 table spoons of cold water.
- When you combine the butter in pieces to the sauce, it must be boiling and then kept in a bain-marie.

How must the butter be?

The butter to be combined must be as cold as possible and not softened.

What is Nantais Butter?

White butter is the same thing as Nantais Butter