Sauce Bretonne Chaude

Preparation info
  • Makes

    600 ml

    of sauce
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Anne Willan

Published 1981

  • About

This country sauce is made with hot broth for serving with eggs or white meats and with fish stock for serving with fish, especially cod.

Ingredients

60 g butter

Method

Melt half the butter in a pot and add the onion, leek, celery, a little salt and pepper and the sugar. Cover and cook over a low fire, stirring often, for 15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are very soft but not brown; be careful not to let them burn. Add the mushrooms and wine, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 more minutes or until the mushrooms are tender and the quantity of wine is reduce