Pimento Sauce
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 3:59pm

Ingredients




2 tablespoons Olive oil
5 Shallots finely sliced
1/2 cup Mushrooms sliced
3/4 cup Dry white wine
5 cups Lamb stock or beef broth
1 teaspoon Tomato paste
3 tablespoons Pureed pimento or roasted red pepper
1 teaspoon Pureed garlic
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter cold
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Heat oil in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Cook shallots and mushrooms until golden. Add wine, turn heat to high, and reduce by half. Add stock and reduce again by a quarter. Whisk in tomato paste, pimento puree and garlic. Break butter into small pieces and whisk into sauce until smooth. Adjust seasonings and strain through a fine sieve.