Champagne Vanilla Sauce
By á-174942
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots
- 1 cup Champagne
- 1 vanilla bean halved lengthwise
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut 1/2" pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Champagne vinegar
Details
Servings 1
Preparation
Step 1
In a saucepan, combine the shallots and Champagne. Scrape the vanilla seeds from the split pod into the pan and add the vanilla pod halves. Bring to a boil and cook until almost all liquid evaporates, about 6 minutes.
Add the heavy cream, bring to a boil and simmer until cream thickens and coats the back of a spoon, and is reduced by nearly 50 percent in volume, about 3 minutes.
Whisk in the butter until smooth and strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Season, to taste, with salt, pepper, and vinegar and serve immediately over fish or shellfish.
Note: If sauce is made in advance, keep warm in a bain marie over barely simmering water.
This recipe yields about 1 generous cup, 4 servings.
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