Red wine sauce

Name: Red wine sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes about 750 ml/26 fl oz/3 cups
Ingredients: 350 ml/12 fl oz/scant 1½ cups dry red wine; 2 thyme sprigs; 1.5 l/52 fl oz/6 cups Chicken Stock; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup port; 1 leek, trimmed and finely sliced; 1 celery stick, diced; 1 onion, finely diced; 1 carrot, peeled and diced; 1 star anise; 100 g/3½ oz redcurrant jelly; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Makes about
750 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 celery stick, diced
1 leek, trimmed and finely sliced

Sauce
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the vegetables and thyme and fry for 4-5 minutes.

Add the wine and port and deglaze the pan by stirring to remove any caramelized bits stuck to the bottom. Bring to the boil, then simmer to reduce the liquid by half.

Add the stock, redcurrant jelly and star anise, return to the boil, then simmer for about 30-40 minutes unt