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White Bordelaise Sauce

3.8

(1)

Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 50 min

Cooks' note:

• Sauce may be made 2 days ahead, cooled completely, uncovered, and then chilled, covered.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 cup white Port
1 cup dry white wine
1/2 bay leaf (not California)
1 cup veal demiglace or stock

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then reduce heat to moderate and cook onion and garlic, stirring, until onion is softened, about 2 minutes. Add Port, white wine, and bay leaf and boil until liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons, about 8 minutes. Add chicken stock and boil until liquid is reduced to about 1 cup, about 18 minutes. Add demiglace and boil, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced to about 1 cup again, about 10 minutes.

    Step 2

    Pour sauce through a fine sieve into another saucepan, pressing on and discarding solids. Keep sauce warm, covered.

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