How to cook Michelin Star Red Wine Sauce

Name: How to cook Michelin Star Red Wine Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 5 g unsalted butter; 2 x shallots finely sliced; 1 x clove garlic sliced; A few thyme leaves; 1 x bay leaf; 6 x black peppercorns; 1 tsp. sugar; 1 tsp. red wine vinegar; 200ml full bodied red wine; 250ml beef stock; 10 g cold, diced butter; 1 tsp. corn flour mixed with a little cold water

5 mins
30 mins
easy
4

Recipe by

Jeff Baker

Ingredients

5 g unsalted butter
2 x shallots finely sliced
1 x clove garlic sliced
A few thyme leaves
1 x bay leaf
6 x black peppercorns
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. red wine vinegar
200ml full bodied red wine
250ml beef stock
10 g cold, diced butter
1 tsp. corn flour mixed with a little cold water

Shop our Pantry

Introduction

This is a chef-style sauce, promising fruity and full-bodied flavour ideal for pairing with beef or venison. For larger tables simply multiply the ingredients.

Method

Soften the shallots in butter
Add the garlic then cook over low heat for a couple of minutes
Add vinegar, sugar, herbs and spices
Boil to a syrup
Add the red wine and reduce to a syrup
Add the beef stock and simmer for 15 minutes, reducing by half
Thicken slightly with a little cornflour
Pour the sauce onto the cooking pan to deglaze all the meat juices
from the pan, then pass the sauce back into a clean saucepan
Bring back to the boil and slowly whisk the cold butter into the
sauce until fully emulsified