Joyce Goldstein

Spiced Red Wine Butter

Preparation info

  • Makes ¾ cup , enough for

    6

    servings

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

top 1000The Mediterranean Kitchen

The Mediterranean Kitchen

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1998

  • About

This compound butter is imbued with the flavors that entered Italian cooking during the Renaissance when the spice trade was flourishing. It is excellent on baked, poached, or grilled fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup finely diced onion

Method

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the cinnamon and cloves and cook 1 minute longer. Add the red wine and cook over high heat until reduced by half and syrupy. Let cool.

Process the remaining