Port Sauce For Beef

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 3/4 cups beef broth
• 1 1/2 cups port wine
• 3 -4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 ounce unsalted butter, diced (optional)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large pan and add the shallots. reduce the heat and cook the shallots for 3-4 minutes until softened but not browned.
• 2 add the broth, bring to the boil and cook for about 5 minutes, or until reduced by half. add the port and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until reduced by a third.
• 3 pour the sauce through a fine sieve into a clean pan, then return to the heat and bring to the boil.
• 4 mix the cornstarch with a little water and slowly pour into the sauce, stirring all the time until the sauce has thickened. reduce the heat.
• 5 season to taste. if using the butter, keep the sauce on a gentle heat and whisk it inches this will add flavour and give the sauce a shine. otherwise, keep the sauce hot until the meat has been carved.