Julia Child's Chicken with Hollandaise Sauce

Source : In A Pan/ Skillet Heat The Butter On Medium Heat Until Lightly Foaming Separate The Yokes And Egg Whites Add The Chicken And Cook Until Lightly Brown O...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : September 10, 2026

Step:

  1. In a pan/ skillet, heat the butter on medium heat until lightly foaming.

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  2. Separate the yokes and egg whites.

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  3. Add the chicken and cook until lightly brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper, herbs de provence and garlic. Leave the cloves whole.

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  4. Cover pot and allow chicken to cook for about 25-30 minutes. You want the chicken to be cooked through with clear juices running if pricked with a fork. As the chicken cooks, baste the chicken with its butter several times.

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  5. When chicken is done, remove to a plate and keep warm. Mash the garlic in the pan with the back of a spoon.

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  6. Add the 1/2 cup of white wine and reduce it by about half over high heat while scraping the bottom of the pot.

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  7. In another small pot, beat the egg yolks until they are thick and sticky over medium heat. Beat in lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of white wine.

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  8. Next, beat in the skillet liquid very slowly, a few tablespoons at a time.

  9. Continue to beat the sauce over low heat until it is thick and creamy. This will create a thick and gorgeous hollandaise sauce.

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  10. Plate the reserved chicken and pour the hollandaise sauce over the top.

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  11. Garnish with some chopped parsley.

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  12. Serve, I hope you enjoy!!


Ingredients

  1. Chicken----------------
  2. 5 chicken thighs
  3. 1/2 stick butter
  4. 4 cloves whole pieces of garlic
  5. To taste salt and ground black pepper
  6. 2 teaspoon Herbs De Provence
  7. 1/2 cup white wine
  8. Hollandaise Sauce-----------------
  9. 2 large egg yokes
  10. 1 tablespoon white wine
  11. 1 tablespoons lemon juice

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