Name: Lemon Butter Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 200g Western Star Original Salted Butter, chilled and diced; ½ cup (125ml) dry white wine; ¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon); 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 1 tablespoon chopped chives; Salt to taste; Fish, chicken or steamed vegetables to serve

Lemon Butter Sauce

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Whisk Media Group

200g Western Star Original Salted Butter, chilled and diced
½ cup (125ml) dry white wine
¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon)
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 tablespoon chopped chives
Salt to taste
Fish, chicken or steamed vegetables to serve

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Melt 50g of the butter in a pan over medium heat
Add wine and simmer uncovered until reduced by half. Stir in lemon juice and zest
Reduce heat to low. While whisking constantly, add the remaining butter 1 to 2 cubes at a time until all the butter has been incorporated and sauce has thickened. Stir through chives and season with salt. Serve immediately over fish, chicken or steamed vegetables

Tips & Hints:

Always use low heat while incorporating the butter. Avoid a hard boil to ensure the sauce doesn’t split.
Use any green herbs you have on hand, such as parsley or chervil.

Melt 50g of the butter in a pan over medium heat
Add wine and simmer uncovered until reduced by half. Stir in lemon juice and zest
Reduce heat to low. While whisking constantly, add the remaining butter 1 to 2 cubes at a time until all the butter has been incorporated and sauce has thickened. Stir through chives and season with salt. Serve immediately over fish, chicken or steamed vegetables

Tips & Hints:

Always use low heat while incorporating the butter. Avoid a hard boil to ensure the sauce doesn’t split.
Use any green herbs you have on hand, such as parsley or chervil.

Melt 50g of the butter in a pan over medium heat
Add wine and simmer uncovered until reduced by half. Stir in lemon juice and zest
Reduce heat to low. While whisking constantly, add the remaining butter 1 to 2 cubes at a time until all the butter has been incorporated and sauce has thickened. Stir through chives and season with salt. Serve immediately over fish, chicken or steamed vegetables

Tips & Hints:

Always use low heat while incorporating the butter. Avoid a hard boil to ensure the sauce doesn’t split.
Use any green herbs you have on hand, such as parsley or chervil.

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Western Star is Australia’s favourite butter. It’s a classic, pure creamery butter with a rich satisfying, five-star taste. Winner of Champion Butter at the 2020 Australian Grand Dairy Awards, this product sets the benchmark by which all other butters are judged. Expertly crafted at Cobden, Western Victoria, from only two natural ingredients, cream and salt.

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