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Madeira Sauce

By Steve Dunn

Published on September 29, 2020

Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 8 to 10

Madeira Sauce

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 shallot, minced2 sprigs fresh thyme 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons chopped dried porcini mushrooms 1 teaspoon tomato paste 2 cups beef broth ½ cup Madeira ¼ cup ruby port

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add shallot and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallot is golden, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and tomato paste and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in broth, Madeira, and port. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to boil. Cook until reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Strain sauce through fine-mesh strainer set over bowl; discard solids in strainer. Return sauce to saucepan and cover to keep warm. (Madeira sauce can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; warm gently before serving.)
Madeira Sauce
Photography by Andrew Janjigian. Styling by Andrew Janjigian.

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Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 8 to 10

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, minced
2 sprigs fresh thyme
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons chopped dried porcini mushrooms
1 teaspoon tomato paste
2 cups beef broth
½ cup Madeira
¼ cup ruby port

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, minced
2 sprigs fresh thyme
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons chopped dried porcini mushrooms
1 teaspoon tomato paste
2 cups beef broth
½ cup Madeira
¼ cup ruby port

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, minced
2 sprigs fresh thyme
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons chopped dried porcini mushrooms
1 teaspoon tomato paste
2 cups beef broth
½ cup Madeira
¼ cup ruby port

Why This Recipe Works

Madeira sauce is the perfect way to dress up any beef roast, we start beef broth and boost its meatiness with two umami packed ingredients – dried porcini and tomato paste. To this, we add a combination of fortified wines. Ruby port adds sweet, berry-like flavors. While madeira lends a nutty, caramel flavor. This madeira sauce recipe will help you create a sauce that everyone will love.

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add shallot and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallot is golden, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and tomato paste and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in broth, Madeira, and port. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to boil. Cook until reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Strain sauce through fine-mesh strainer set over bowl; discard solids in strainer. Return sauce to saucepan and cover to keep warm. (Madeira sauce can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; warm gently before serving.)

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