BORDELAISE SAUCE FOR BEEF

Bordelaise sauce for beef image

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoons Mirepoix
2 tablespoon flour
2 pieces black peppercorns
1/3 cups tomatoes, drained and peeled
2 tablespoons parsley, coarsely chopped
1 1/3 cups beef stock
1 cup Mushrooms
1/2 cup red wine (bordeaux originally)
4-5 pieces black pepper, crushed
1/4 cup diced beef marrow
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

Prepare brown sauce: melt 2 T butter in saucepan, add mirepoix and cook til colored. Add 2 T flour. Stir until the roux is browned. Add the peppercorns, tomatoes, and parsley. Stir and mix well. Whisk in the beef stock. Simmer until reduced by about half. You should have about one cup.
Sauce the mushrooms lightly and add to the brown sauce.
Cook together in a saucepan 1/2 cup red wine with 4-5 crushed black peppercorns until reduced by about 3/4.
Add one cup of the brown sauce to the red wine mixture. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Add, just before serving: 1/4 cup diced marrow, poached for a few minutes and drained.