How to Make Bordelaise Sauce

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Ceviche can also be prepared in Mexico solely from vegetables; in this instance, carrots, tomato, and onion are marinated in a citrus sauce flavored with ketchup and serrano peppers. Sprinkle avocado over the tostadas before serving. Submitted to Allrecipes.com.mx initially

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 1 cup

Ingredients

  1. 1 teaspoon butter
  2. 4 large shallots, peeled and sliced
  3. 1 pinch salt
  4. 1 cup red wine
  5. 2 cups veal stock
  6. salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients.
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  3. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add shallots and a pinch of salt; cook and stir shallots until caramelized and browned, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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  5. Add red wine and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; cook until wine is nearly evaporated and pan juices are thick and slightly syrupy. Watch carefully as the mixture burns easily. Add veal stock, return to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
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  8. 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.
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  11. Don’t use cooking wine; don’t use good wine — just get a nice bottle of wine, something you would drink.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 82 kcal
Carbohydrate 9 g
Cholesterol 2 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 2 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 40 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 1 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Lisa Morris
Another great recipe , though I have never seen veal broth in a store ( assuming home made from veal ) I used a beef broth on our medium rare beef tenderloins. My wife said it was restaurant quality , I also was quite impressed. Thank you for sharing.
Danielle Hernandez
I used a caramelized onion bouillon paste (about 2 tbsp), 8 oz beef bone broth, 1 cup water, 1+ cup good red wine, and half a stick of butter. Reduced by 2/3. Could not have been easier or more delicious!
Henry Small
The only change I made was halving it. I ended up with about 2 oz. Eh. Won’t make it again
Christopher Downs
Used beef broth. delicious sauce. Was a hit during dinner with friends.
Michael Rice
I used Knorr’s Demi glacé instead of veal stock. Had a dinner party of 10 and everyone loved it on grilled Chateaubriand.
Cynthia Carr
This sauce is so good, it will make you swoon. Quite a few steps but so worth it.
Nancy Roberts
Foolproof and AMAZING. I actually forgot about the sauce while the wine was reducing, it went down to nothing and I thought the sauce was ruined. Figured I’d pour the stock in anyway (I used chicken stock since I didn’t have veal stock) and just see what happened…it still tasted unbelievable. Poured this sauce over a broiled Rib-eye — one of the best meals I’ve had in ages, restaurants included. Also — I only had 1 shallot but I put in the same amount of liquid and let it reduce a lot. It was still quite good.

 

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