Marchand De Vin Butter

Preparation info
  • Makes about 350 g 12 oz , or

    35

    portions
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Neil Perry

Published 2005

  • About

This red wine butter is great on minute steak or whipped into a sauce for meat, poultry or even seafood like salmon and tuna. It is also great to use when creating a sauce from pan juices: just add a little water, scrape as you simmer, then add the compound butter, season and you have a great little flavour enhancer.

Ingredients

  • 250 g (9 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 500 ml (

Method

Put the red wine and the French shallots in a saucepan and reduce. When you are left with about 125 ml (4 fl oz/½