How to fix "broken" sauce

I am making a garlic butter sauce with butter, garlic, white wine, heavy cream - adding the majority of the butter at the end. I need to keep it for several hours. How do I do that without it separating?

bailboy
  • Posted by: bailboy
  • July 17, 2012
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5 Comments

chef O.
chef O. July 18, 2012
Keeping a cream sauce warm
For several hours is a great way to make yourself sick. Make the suave closer to when you serve
It or broken sauce will be the least of your wprries
 
bailboy
bailboy July 17, 2012
Thank you both for your answers. I will try my best to keep it just warm.
 
JanetFL
JanetFL July 17, 2012
Good luck!
 
Reiney
Reiney July 17, 2012
The cream should help stabilize the emulsion. Keep the butter as cold as possible until you add it and watch the heat once you incorporate the butter - too hot or too cold and it could split.

Some cooks will use a thermos to keep the sauce at a constant temp - you could try that.
 
JanetFL
JanetFL July 17, 2012
You might try keeping it warm using a double boiler and whisking the sauce from time to time. I've done this for a brief period of time when my meal timing was off, but never for several hours.
 
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