Sauce Périgueux

Truffle Sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    500 ml

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Anne Willan

Published 1981

  • About

This country cousin of the classic truffle sauce Périgueux is excellent with steak, roast beef or lamb. For extra flavour, dissolve the pan juices with a little broth, skim and add to the sauce.

Ingredients

30 g goose fat,lard or <

Method

In a heavy pot heat the fat, stir in the shallots and onion and cook over a low fire until soft but not brown. Stir in the flour and cook over a low fire, stirring constantly until just beginning to brown. Stir in the wine, broth and a little salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour or until reduced by half. Strain into a clean pot. Stir in the tr