Name: White Bordelaise Sauce
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); 2 cups chicken stock; 1 cup veal demiglace or stock

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)

2 cups chicken stock

1 cup veal demiglace or stock

Preparation

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.

TagsSauce Port Alcohol Beverages White Wine Wine French European Nut Free Gluten Free Simmer Gourmet

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