5.0 from 12 votes
Red Wine Reduction Sauce With Spices
Red Wine Reduction Sauce is a miracle sauce as it can turn a simple roast meat into a restaurant-quality dish!
Cook Time
mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 344 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Condiments
Cuisine:
European
Ingredients
- 700 ml red wine
- 20 ml olive oil
- 250 grams / 8.8 oz Red Onions minced
- 2 large garlic cloves coarsely chopped
- 2 ½ tablespoons butter
- 2 prigs thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 allspice berries
- 8 cloves
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 65 grams / 2.2 oz Demi-Glace sauce see text above for substitution
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onions and saute until very soft and caramelized.
- Drop the temperature to the lowest. Add the garlic, 1 tablespoon of butter, thyme, bay leaves, allspice, and cloves.
- Cook for about 10 minutes without stirring too often.
- Pour in the wine and season with some salt and pepper. Turn the temperature to high and once the wine starts to bubble drop the heat again to medium.
- Simmer until reduced to ½ of its original volume.
- Pass the sauce through a sieve squeezing the onions very well with a spoon to release all of their liquid.
- Add the strained sauce back to the saucepan. Make sure you clean the saucepan with paper towels first.
- Add the honey, remaining 1 ½ tablespoon of butter, and the Demi Glace sauce to the saucepan.
- Simmer the sauce for 5-10 minutes more, over medium heat. Until it gets nice and glazy.
- Serve over roasts, grilled meats, etc. After the sauce gets to room temperature, you can store it in a glass jar in the fridge for up to a week.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
344kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
393mg
(16%)
Potassium
338mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
252IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 344
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 344kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 393mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 338mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 252IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.