Lemon Butter Sauce

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • 225g/8oz unsalted butter
  • juice of 1 lemon, juiced
  • 50ml/2fl oz chicken stock
  •   seasoning

Method

  1. Chop the butter into 1cm/½in pieces and place in a pan with the lemon juice and chicken stock. Bring to the simmer, whisking all the time, then season and serve. For a creamier texture, blitz the sauce with an electric hand-blender.

Notes

This is one of the simplest possible sauces, with a silky texture and just enough acidity for salmon fish cakes. It also goes well with cod.