Main Ingredients:

Prep Time:5 minutes (tops!)
Effort: Easy

3 egg yolks
dash of nutmeg
dash of cayenne1 teaspoon (more/less to taste) lemon juice
2 sticks of salted butter

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Put all ingredients but the butter in a blender. In a microwave safe
dish, melt the butter to bubbling. Immediately start the blender and
begin to add the butter in a very thin stream through the hole for
the little removable insert. (Use your hand to cover all but the
half inch square between your thumb and forefinger that you're
pouring through. It will pop up all over as it blends. Your palm
will be covered when you finish, but that's easier to wash than your
counter and cabinets for four feet in every direction.) Have
patience with this because the more slowly you add it, the better it
will emulsify. It may take a full minute or two, but it's better
than madly whisking it in over a double boiler hoping all the while
that it emulsifies at all. Three notes: Don't add salt, the butter
will add plenty! Fresh lemon juice makes a world of difference. You
can play with adding a few drops of water to get a thinner
consistency if you desire.

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