Sauce Beurre Rouge

Name: Sauce Beurre Rouge (Red Butter Sauce)
Yield: Sauce to Serve 4 to 6
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: chicken breast; eggs; fish; beurre blanc; white wine vinegar; white wine; red wine; sauce beurre blanc

Red Butter Sauce

Preparation info

Sauce to Serve
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Country Cooking of France

By Anne Willan

Published 2007

About

Method

A mellow version of Beurre Blanc, this sauce is based on generous amounts of red wine. A Pinot Noir is memorable in Sauce Beurre Rouge, but a simple Gamay does fine, too. Serve the sauce with poached fish, eggs, or grilled chicken breast<