Red wine sauce

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian, gluten-free

Ingredients

for 2 dl

Reduction
2 dl red wine
2 dl port
shallots, finely chopped
garlic clove, pressed
2 sprig herbs (e.g. thyme, rosemary)
black pepper, crushed
Sauce
100 g butter, cut into pieces, cold
  salt and pepper to taste

How it's done

Reduction

Bring the wine to the boil along with all the other ingredients up to and including the peppercorns, reduce to approx. 100 ml, strain and return to the pan.

Sauce

Bring the reduction to the boil while stirring. Reduce the heat, then remove the pan from the heat. Add the butter gradually while stirring with a whisk. Return the pan to the hob a few times to gently warm the sauce; it must not boil. Season the sauce.

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