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Lemon beurre blanc is the classy, saucy addition your culinary repertoire has been missing. Silky and luscious and undeniably buttery, we hit it with just enough lemon at the end to keep it bright without losing any of that richness you came here for—butter is in the title, after all.But beurre blanc is more than a sauce. It’s actually the basis for some clever hacks we’ve come up with to transform the sauce into a variety of flavors and textures that perk up any number of dishes. If you’ve ever wanted a shortcut to hollandaise, béarnaise, sauce choron, or piccata, you have come to the right place.Making a beurre blanc is…well, let’s just be up front and say it’s tricky. But it’s a technique worth mastering at home. Once you nail the careful control of temperature you need to keep the sauce happy and unbroken, you’ll have earned a highly customizable base for numerous sauces, and some serious bragging rights.