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Recipe: Four Square Restaurant Red Wine Reduction Sauce

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FOUR SQUARE RESTAURANT RED WINE REDUCTION SAUCE

"Shortly after he started volunteering in Four Square's kitchen, Dale Wright cornered chef Shane Ingram and demanded the recipe for a delectable red wine reduction sauce. Ingram uses the sauce to give extra sparkle to braised vegetables, potatoes, meats - just about anything. Wright enjoys it as a sauce for grilled steak."

3 strips bacon
1 small carrot, roughly chopped
1 rib celery, roughly chopped
1 small onion, peeled and roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
4 or 5 whole peppercorns
1 or 2 cloves garlic (more if desired)
2 cups red wine
2 cups veal or beef stock
butter, optional
chopped rosemary and thyme, optional

Saute bacon in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, until lightly cooked and fat is rendered.

Add carrot, celery, onion, bay leaves, peppercorns and garlic. Allow mixture to cook, stirring occasionally, until everything turns a rich brown.

Add red wine and simmer until liquid is reduced and thickened to a glaze.

Add stock to mixture and let cook at a slow simmer for about 30 minutes. As the sauce simmers, skim off fat and impurities that rise to the surface and discard every 5 to 10 minutes.

When liquid is reduced to the desired consistency, strain it through a chinois or fine mesh strainer. (You should have about 1 cup of sauce.) Return sauce to pan. Add some butter and chopped herbs, such as thyme or rosemary, if desired.

Note: Four Square makes stock from meat bones, but home cooks can substitute a can of no - or low-sodium broth.

Makes 1 cup
From: Chef Shane Ingram of Four Square Restaurant
Source: Raleigh News & Observer
MsgID: 3149527
Shared by: Betsy at Recipelink.com
In reply to: Recipe: Magazine and Newspaper Recipes (14+)
Board: Daily Recipe Swap at Recipelink.com
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