Madeira Sauce

By junerodgers

Ingredients

• 2 T butter
• 1/4 cup minced carrots
• 1/4 cup minced celery
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 2 T flour
• 2 cups brown beef broth
• 1/2 cup diced fresh or canned tomato
• 1 bay leaf
• Pinch of thyme
• 3 T Madeira wine
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 T butter

Preparation

Step 1

Heat 2 T butter in a heavy saucepan. Add carrots, celery and onion and cook, stirring once or twice, until vegetables just begin to brown. Stir in flour and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until well browned.

Bring broth to a boil and add to the vegetable mixture, stirring briskly. Add tomato, bay leaf and thyme and simmer gently 30-45 min, until reduced to about 1.5 cups. Strain, pressing the vegetables to squeeze all their liquid into the sauce. Add Madeira, salt and pepper, return to a simmer. Remove from heat and swirl in 1 T butter.

Serve immediately.