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Red Wine & Shallot Sauce Enough for 4 to 5 servings 5oz Finely chopped Shallots 125g 2 Garlic cloves 3oz Butter 75g 20oz Best Quality Beef Stock 568ml 10oz Good Red Wine 284ml 1 Tea Fresh Chopped Rosemary 1 Tea Fresh Thyme leaves 2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce 2 Teaspoons Sugar 1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste Salt & Pepper to taste Key Pointers * Try and reduce the quantity by half before adding flour * After adding 2nd half of wine - simmer gently for 5 minutes before whisking in butter * The whisking in the sauce of the butter should be cut into fingernail pieces and added in two amounts * Use 2oz of butter to sweat onions & 1oz to add at the end * Mix in & Bring to a boil in between each liquid addition to avoid flour lumps Tips * Add 2oz Sliced Mushrooms with the Onions if you like * Add a teaspoon of cracked black pepper to add a kick * This sauce with Pork Chops is fabulous * Observe the reduction in the initial stage as accurately as you can - remember the consistency you need is syrup * This sauce is great to freeze * Using a Tablespoon of berry jam is great in place of sugar Advice * The better the red wine the tastier the sauce - try and use a decent red wine - same goes for the beef stock too * I’ve witnessed this sauce served with oily fish and it really works Please support us buymeacoffee.com/archiepie PayPal.com - archiepqg@gmail.com More Steak & Red Wine Recipes https://youtu.be/6YoFm6N7vC0?si=maVn3sPWsQG1--nY https://youtu.be/RXVX0LtmO9A?si=D4KYgQv6sHp_KrOi https://youtu.be/X6KTMG4d9zk?si=Z22fubTA1xXxsA_m https://youtu.be/TjBNuJOk4lY?si=C_xWjrGjFdAclTig https://youtu.be/PMvah6f4CSc?si=CRugC3xz01bWGxm3 https://youtu.be/vTgjDW29Yts?si=F_FOUz-wn2gbWIOz https://youtu.be/P7_afcTgSPU?si=z74KNqHU_6PxNsAg