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Sauce Bordelaise Keto

Bordeaux's great red wine sauce — a deeply flavored reduction of red wine with shallots, bone marrow, thyme, and bay, finished with cold butter into a glossy, deep burgundy sauce.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 180kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 ml red Bordeaux wine
  • 4 shallots finely diced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 300 ml good beef stock
  • Bouquet garni
  • 3 tbsp cold unsalted butter
  • 60 g bone marrow (optional but authentic)
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Combine wine, shallots, garlic, and bouquet garni in a saucepan. Reduce over medium heat until only 100ml remains.
  • Add beef stock. Reduce further until the sauce has a light coating consistency.
  • Strain through a fine sieve. Season.
  • If using bone marrow: poach sliced marrow in salted water 3 minutes. Add to strained sauce.
  • Remove from heat. Whisk cold butter in piece by piece until sauce is glossy.
  • Serve immediately over grilled côte de boeuf or entrecôte.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 180kcal | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g
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