Caper Sauce

9 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 18 teaspoon paprika, preferably imported
  • 3/4 cup fish broth or bottled clam juice
  • Salt to taste, if desired
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons drained capers, squeezed to extract excess liquid

Directions

  1. 1
    Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour and paprika, stirring with a wire whisk.
  2. 2
    When blended, add the fish broth, stirring rapidly with the whisk.
  3. 3
    Add salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    Beat the egg in a small bowl and add the cream, stirring to blend.
  5. 5
    Add this to the sauce.
  6. 6
    Bring to the simmer, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened.
  7. 7
    Do not boil or the sauce may curdle.
  8. 8
    Add the capers, stir and remove from the heat.

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