Julia'S Easy Hollandaise Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
3 Tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 whole egg
2 egg yolks
8 oz. margarine

Preparation

Bring lemon juice and water to the simmer; add salt.
In separate saucepan, beat egg and yolks with wire whip for about 1 minute.
Set yolk mixture over low heat and whisk in hot lemon juice by driblets.
Slowly whisk until forms a foamy mass; remove from heat.
Immediately beat in warm melted margarine by driblets to make a thick, creamy, light yellow sauce.