Madeira Sauce

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons (% stick) butter % cup chopped onion
• % cup minced celery
• % cup minced carrot
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 2 cups canned beefbroth
• % cup chopped seeded tomatoes
• % cup Madeira
• % teaspoon chopped fresh thyme

Details

Adapted from recipesfrom4everykitchen.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and carrot; saut6 until beginning to brown, about 25 min- utes. Add flour and stir until flour browns, about 8 minutes. Gradually whisk in broth. Bring to boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to low; add tomatoes and simmer until sauce begins to thicken, about l0 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
Puree sauce in blender in batches. Return to saucepar. Stir in Madeira and thyme. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until reduced to sauce consistency, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Couer and chill. Reheat sauce before seruing.)