Sauce Madère
Sauce Madère (or Madeira sauce) - the classic Madeira wine sauce to accompany beef wellington, or any cuts of beef.
This version is from Elizabeth David Classics.
Sauce Madère | |
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Servings: | 4 |
Calories per serving: | 208 |
Ready in: | 40 minutes |
Prep. time: | 5 minutes |
Cook time: | 35 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 29th November 2017 |
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Ingredients
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- 1 white onion, chopped finely
- 1 carrot, peeled and chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1 tomato, chopped
- Half an Oxo cube, crumbled
- A bouquet garni Bouquet garni for beef (parsley, thyme & a bay leaf)
- 284ml water (1/2 pint)
- 3 teaspoons of plain flour
- 180 ml Madeira sherry
- 2 tablespoons of butter
Method
- Slice the onion and carrot very finely
- Add a tablespoon of butter to a small pan with the onions and carrots and saute gently for a few minutes
- Add 285 ml of water, a chopped tomato, half a crumbled Oxo cube and the bouquet garni and cook for 20 minutes
- Make a paste with 3 teaspoons of flour and a few tablespoons of water
- Mix into the sauce, mix. You can press through a sieve to remove any lumps
- Heat while stirring until the sauce thickens
- Strain this mixture into a clean pan and add 180 ml of Madeira sherry
- In a separate pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter; don't allow it to burn
- Stir the melted butter into the strained sauce mixture - as Elizabeth David says: "it gives a characteristic flavour"
Serving suggestions
An ideal accompaniment to Beef Wellington
Variations
You can use a tablespoon of tomato puree instead of the chopped tomato
Chef's notes
Elizabeth David's recipe requires a maggi cube but I'm sure Oxo will suffice!
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