Demi Glace - Restaurant Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp chopped mushrooms
- 2 tsp tomato puree
- 4 tbsp madeira
- 5 dl (2 cups) dark veal stock
- 5 dl (2 cups) Espagnole or brown sauce
- 30 grams (1 oz) of butter
Method
Mix everything except the butter.
Let it simmer until it is reduced to half the amount. About 5 dl (2 cups).
Remove the sauce from the heat and put in the butter, in small cubes, as you stir it well. It is called "mounting the sauce". A method that can be used for many sauces.
Jus Lie
Many restaurants do not use demi glace as it is a bit cumbersome to make. So they just make a jus lie. Which is also an excellent sauce in a pinch.
It can generally be made in two ways:
- By thickening a strong stock with cornstarch, arrowroot or other starches, and then taste it with salt and pepper. Basically just a brown sauce.
- By reducing a dark foundation into the naturally becomes thick, and then salt to taste.
Notes
Generally, a demi glace is made of equal parts Espagnole and dark stock . Which is then reduced to one half the original volume. This recipe makes a sauce that is little more dark and powerful.
Makes 5 dl (2 cups) - Calculate 1/2 dl (1/4 cup) per serving. So this recipe is enough for approx. 10 people/servings.