French brown sauce recipe
French Brown Sauce recipe
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About this recipe
In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.The French brown sauce recipe is a classic and versatile sauce that adds depth and richness to a variety of dishes. Made with a combination of beef stock, red wine, and aromatic vegetables, this sauce is simmered until it reaches a velvety consistency. It is commonly used in traditional French cuisine, particularly for dishes like beef bourguignon and coq au vin.
Keywords: French cuisine, brown sauce, beef stock, red wine, and aromatic vegetables.
French brown sauce recipe details
Ingredients
| 100 g | carrots, diced |
| 100 g | onion, diced |
| 100 g | celery, diced |
| 5 tbsp | bacon, drained |
| 4 tbsp | flour |
| 3 tbsp | butter |
| 1 ½ l | beef stock |
| 3 tbsp | tomato paste |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| 4 sprig(s) | parsley |
| ½ tsp | thyme |
| salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste |
Instructions
Sauté vegetables and bacon in a heavy saucepan in butter until soft. Gradually add in flour and keep stirring constantly over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes.Bring stock beef to a boil.
Remove from the heat and add the boiling beef stock all at once, stirring constantly. Stir in tomato paste and add herbs. Stir and then leave to simmer, partly covered, for at least 2 hours.
The longer the sauce is simmered the better it will be. Stir occasionally and skim off any fat or scum from the top. When the sauce is the consistency of heavy cream, adjust the seasoning and strain through a fine sieve.
Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a
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