French · Sauce / condiment

Port Wine Reduction

Name: Port Wine Reduction
Total time: 58 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 320 ml port, 1 1/4 cups; 160 ml full-bodied dry red wine, 5/8 cup; 320 ml demi-glace, 1 1/4 cups, homemade or store-bought; kosher salt, only if needed; many demi-glaces are salty already, to taste

Port and red wine boiled down to a few spoonfuls of syrup, then rounded out with demi-glace and simmered until it coats a spoon. A glossy, deeply savoury sauce for steak and prime rib.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on20 min
Total58 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

320 mlport, 1 1/4 cups
160 mlfull-bodied dry red wine, 5/8 cup
320 mldemi-glace, 1 1/4 cups, homemade or store-bought
to tastekosher salt, only if needed; many demi-glaces are salty already

Contains

Gluten
Celery
Sulfites
Wheat
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Carrot
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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