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Easy Caper Cream Sauce (3 Ingredients)

This restaurant-worthy sauce is easy to make and only requires three ingredients! Drizzle over your favorite proteins and vegetables for a simple, fancy dinner.
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Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Course Sauces
Cuisine American, French
Servings 4 people
Calories 206 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 3 tablespoon Capers
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard Grey Poupon

Instructions
 

  • In a small saucepan, combine heavy cream, capers, and mustard and stir together.
  • Allow the sauce to simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the desired consistency is reached. (Make sure to keep an eye on the sauce so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.)
  • Serve with fish, chicken, veggies, or more!

Notes

How do you know the sauce has the right consistency? Using a clean spoon, dip the back of the spoon into the sauce and run your finger across the back. If the sauce doesn't run over the line you made with your finger, it's ready!

Expert Tips

  1. Watch the sauce closely as it reduces. Stir regularly to keep the sauce from sticking to the bottom of the pan and to prevent "skin" from forming on the top.
  2. Did the sauce reduce too much? Add a little more cream to thin it out.
  3. Scrape the side of the pan as you stir. Make sure to get all the sauce from the side of the pan so your sauce doesn't stick to the side of the pan.

Nutrition

Serving: 2ozCalories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 223mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 886IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 0.2mg
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