Rich Brown Sauce
A versatile sauce especially suited to steak.
Ingredients
- 2 medium chopped onions
- 1 lean bacon strip, chopped
- 2 medium chopped carrots
- 2 sticks celery
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 3 cup water
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 beef stock cube
- 1 bouquet garni sachet (herbs & spices, such as parsley, thyme, bay leaf - tied together in cheesecloth)
Directions:
Sauté onion, bacon, carrot and celery in oil until slightly browned. Stir in flour; cook until flour is brown. Slowly add water stirring to obtain a smooth consistency.
Add tomato paste, stock cubes and bouquet garni sachet. Simmer sauce very slowly for 2 hours stirring occasionally.
Remove bouquet garni and blend or sieve through a strainer. Return sauce to pan and boil to reduce quantity if a very thick sauce is needed.
Variations:
For special occasions, 1/4 cup red wine, marsala sherry or madeira can be added to vary the flavor.
Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.
Nutritional Info (per serving)
| CALORIES | 82 cals |
| Kilojoules | 343 kJ |
| Fat | 3.0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4 g |
| Cholesterol | 1 mg |
| Sodium | 173 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 12.0 g |
| Fiber | 1.0 g |
| Total Sugars | 3.5 g |
| Protein | 2.0 g |
| Calcium | 41.0 mg |
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