Sauce Bordelaise

Bordelaise is the classic accompaniment for grilled and roast beef. When one is drinking fine wines it is sauces such as this that bring out the flavours and help to give structure to a dinner. Basically, sauce bordelaise is a demi-glace flavoured with shallots and red wine. Its taste is given further complexity by using the caramelised meat juices left in either the roasting or grilling pan.