easy bordelaise-ish sauce
Bordelaise is a red wine reduction based sauce, typically served with or over some type of steak or roast. Traditional bordelaise can be complicated, and take a while. Plus, some of the ingredients - looking at you demi glace, can be difficult to source depending on where you are.
Which is why I came up with an easier method that is just as rich and tasty as the original, but quite a bit easier.
Ingredients:
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups bordeaux wine
2 shallots, minced
2 sprigs rosemary
handful italian parsley
1 tsp peppercorns
juice 1/2 grilled lemon
2 Tbsp butter
DIrections:
Heat chicken stock to boil, then reduce to simmer. Let simmer until liquid is reduced to 2 cups.
Once reduced, add in wine, shallots, herbs, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer. Let sauce reduce by half.
Strain liquid and discard herbs, shallots and peppercorns.
Whisk in lemon and butter before serving.