Preparation info
  • Serve

    4 to 6

    unless otherwise stated.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Two Fat Ladies Obsessions

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1999

  • About

This is the simplest and most magical of the kitchen sauces. There is no real reason why it should work, but it does work extremely well. Be painstaking and do not try rushing.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp dry white wine
  • 6 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 3 sha

Method

In a heavy stainless-steel or enameled saucepan, boil the wine and vinegar with the shallots and a pinch of salt until only enough liquid remains to moisten the shallots. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.

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