Ingredients for 4 servings
- Chef Patrick's Bordeaux sauce for 4 people:
- 30 g of sliced shallots (finely chopped)
- 20 cl of red wine (Bordeaux if you have it)
- 2 dl of veal stock
- butter
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Recipe: Bordeaux Sauce
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Servings
4 serv.
Bordeaux Sauce is an emblematic culinary sauce of French gastronomy, particularly appreciated for accompanying red meats. It originates from the Bordeaux region, hence its name. It is made with veal stock, Bordeaux red wine, peppers, shallots and parsley. This sauce is characterized by its thick texture and complex flavor, which combines both the sweetness of peppers and shallots and the tannic character of red wine. It is
Step-by-step directions
1- Sweat 30 gr of chopped shallots in butter
. 2) Add the 2 dl of red wine and reduce by half before adding the 2 dl of veal stock.
2- Season with salt and freshly ground pepper then mount with butter (add small pieces of cold butter that you stir in so that the Bordeaux sauce is bound and shiny). and as always, adjust the seasoning of your Bordeaux sauce.
you can add sautéed button mushroom quarters in butter to accompany a good red meat
Some call it "Wine Merchant" and serve with slices of marrow on top the combination of shallots and wine for sauces or butters
served for example with good thick rib steaks is just excellent
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