White Wine-Marjoram Sauce for Lamb Chops

Name: White Wine-Marjoram Sauce for Lamb Chops
Yield: Makes Enough for 4 Main-Course Servings of Lamb Chops
Ingredients: Pepper; ¼ cup dry white wine; 2 tablespoons commercial meat glaze or 4 tablespoons homemade meat glaze, softened in ¼ cup water or 1 cup broth; 2 tablespoons cold butter; Salt; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh marjoram; 1 shallot, finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes Enough for
4
Main-Course Servings of Lamb Chops

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

About

This sauce is a model for any pan-deglazed sauce for lamb. Tarragon, chives, parsley, oregano, or chervil can replace the marjoram, or you can leave out the herb entirely. The butter and meat glaze are optional, too. Indeed, the sauce can be as simple as a little wine and butter.

Ingredients

1 shallot, finely chopped
¼ cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons

Sauce
Gluten-free

Method

Put the shallot in the pan used to sauté the chops and stir with a whisk over medium heat for about 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Add the wine and boil for 30 seconds, or until reduced by three-quarters. Add the meat glaze and its soaking liquid or the broth and simmer until the sauce has a lightly syrupy consistency. If you’re using meat glaze, you’ll need to thin the sauce with water to the