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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal0
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs0g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0g
  • salt0g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Sauté 250g sliced shallots in a medium saucepan with 4 tbsp olive oil over a high heat for about 3 mins until lightly browned, stirring often.

  • step 2

    Season with ground black pepper and add 1 lightly crushed garlic clove and a sprig of rosemary.

  • step 3

    Continue cooking for a further 3 mins, stirring often to prevent the shallots burning.

  • step 4

    Pour in 5 tbsp balsamic vinegar and cook until evaporated away to a syrup, then pour in 400ml red wine and cook until reduced by two thirds.

  • step 5

    Pour in 400ml beef or brown chicken stock and bring to the boil.

  • step 6

    Turn down the heat and simmer until reduced by two-thirds again, to around 250ml. Remove the garlic and rosemary.

  • step 7

    Add a little salt to taste and finally 'monte' (whisk) in a knob of butter. Add any juices from the steaks just before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2005

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A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.108 ratings

pastryadventure06421

Delicious, but this is an excessive amount of sauce for almost any occasion. Even scaling the recipe for 750ml of wine which is one bottle (which also makes more sense from a convenience perspective) I had large amounts of leftovers from 9 people. And yes, I fully reduced it to the point that it…

DonnaAzar

question

would this go well with confit duck?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes this would go well with confit duck. We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team.

lsamson

Excellent sauce, just took a little longer than the recipe said. I took the time to reduce and got the perfect consistency and taste .

davesmiththefirst

Agree. Realistically takes about 50 mins cook time

cholmondeley.sarah

Excellent recipe, thought it tasted a little too vinegary when I tried it out of the pan, but it was perfect with beef fillet and dauphinoise potatoes. Will definitely be my go to red wine sauce recipe in future

Yournanhasonlyfans

You should have reduced the balsamic vinegar more as it removes the vinegar taste when reduced enough. Alternatively you can use balsamic syrup at a ratio of 1 Teaspoon for every 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar =)

andy23newmanN25mM5OB

question

This sauce was nice but very thin, how can I thicken it?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. By reducing it in volume it should thicken up to a thick gravy consistency. If you want it thicker, you could use cornflour or a butter/flour paste. For the latter, mix together 1 tbsp soft butter with 1 tbsp plain flour to a thick paste. Whisk in small pieces of the…

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