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Chef Virginia Willis on Alex vs America
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Sauce Diable

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, French
Keyword: james beard sauce, mother sauces, sauce recipe, steak sauce
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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups beef stock warmed
  • 1/2 cup tarragon vinegar
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 shallot finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon freshly chopped tarragon
  • 2 teaspoons dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until melted. Add the flour and stir to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, until foaming. Add the beef stock and stir to combine. Reduce heat and let simmer until thick enough to coat a spoon. You should have about 1 1/2 cups.
  • In a second saucepan combine the tarragon vinegar, white wine, shallot, and tarragon until reduced by half.
  • Add to the simmering gravy and stir to combine. Add cayenne pepper and dry mustard. Simmer until thick enough to coat a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper and keep warm.