Red wine sauce

Red wine sauce

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A delicious red wine sauce to accompany your meat dishes.

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This red wine sauce is perfect for adding flavor to your meat dishes. It’s easy to prepare in just a few simple steps and pairs well with beef or pork.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan
  • Estimated cost$2.00 $0.50 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.10
  • $0.05
  • $0.15
  • $0.16
  • $1.10
  • $0.23
  • $0.18
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel and finely chop the shallots, then sauté them in butter until they are golden brown. ≈ 8 min
  2. Pour in the red wine and vinegar, and let it reduce (cook over low heat until only half the volume remains).
  3. Add the sauce, and any desired spices. ≈ 3 min
  4. Let it simmer.
  5. Remove the corn kernels from the sauce, then season with freshly ground salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  6. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, then finish by adding a spoonful of butter. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Red wine sauce

  • 2 tablespoons of butter/margarine$0.10
  • 1 clove of garlic, chopped roughly$0.05
  • 3-4 fresh onions or 1 yellow onion$0.15
  • 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar$0.16
  • 1 glass of red wine$1.10
  • 4 tablespoons of vegetable stock + 2 tablespoons of beef broth or 6 tablespoons of brown beef broth$0.23
  • 2 tablespoons of Chinese soy sauce$0.18
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in a small amount of water$0.03

Total$2.00

that's $0.50 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons of butter/margarine
  • 1 clove of garlic, chopped roughly
  • 3-4 fresh onions or 1 yellow onion
  • 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
  • 1 glass of red wine
  • 4 tablespoons of vegetable stock + 2 tablespoons of beef broth or 6 tablespoons of brown beef broth
  • (1 pinch of thyme)
  • 2 tablespoons of Chinese soy sauce
  • 2 white peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in a small amount of water

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