red wine sauce

Name: Red Wine Sauce
Ingredients: 1 small onion; 1 - garlic clove; 2 tablespoon(s) low-fat margarine; 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 cup(s) beef stock; 3/4 cup(s) red wine; 2 teaspoon(s) chopped fresh thyme; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; - salt & pepper to taste

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Norma DeRemer

York, PA

Updated on Jul 16, 2011

While looking through my recipes I came across the sauce that I haven't made for a while. Going to have beef brisket this weekend and going to use this recipe for sure. So glad I was just setting here looking in my recipe box.

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yield Makes 2 cups

Ingredients

1 small onion
1 - garlic clove
2 tablespoons low-fat margarine
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup beef stock
3/4 cup red wine
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt & pepper to taste

How To Make red wine sauce

Step 1

Grate onion finely and crush garlic into a small bowl.

Step 2

In a saucepan over low heat, melt margarine.
Step 3

Add onion and garlic and cook five minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 4

Stir in flour and cook one minute, stiring.
Step 5

Remove from heat and gradually stir in stock and wine.
Step 6

Return pan to heat and bring slowly to a boil, stirring,then continue to cook until mixture thickens.
Step 7

Simmer for three minutes. Remove pan from heat.
Step 8

Stir chopped thyme into sauce along with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
Step 9

Reheat sauce gently before serving.
Step 10

Serve with beef.
Step 11

* Use medium-dry white wine in place of red wine to make a white wine sauce and serve it with poultry or fish.
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