How To Make Bordelaise Sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 4 large shallots, peeled and sliced
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup red
• 2 cups veal stock
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• place butter and shallots into a saucepan with pinch of salt; cook and stir shallots over medium-low heat until caramelized and browned, about 20 minutes. stir occasionally. add red and bring to a simmer.
• reduce heat to low; cook until is nearly evaporated and pan juices are thick and slightly syrupy. watch carefully, mixture burns easily. add veal stock, return to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• pour sauce through a fine mesh strainer set over a container. tap the strainer with a spoon while straining and squeeze out the last remaining drops of sauce from the residue. season sauce to taste with salt and black pepper.