Brennan's Marchand De Vin Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup scallion, minced (green onions)
• 1/2 cup boiled ham, minced
• 1/2 cup mushroom, minced
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup red wine (cabernet, shiraz or merlot)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large saucepan or dutch oven and sauté the onion, garlic, scallions and ham for 5 minutes.
• 2 add the mushrooms, reduce the heat to medium and cook for for 2 minutes.
• 3 blend in the flour and cook, stirring for 4 minutes, then add the worcestershire sauce, beef stock, wine, thyme and bay leaf. simmer very slowly until the sauce thickens, about 1 hour.
• 4 before serving, remove the bay leaf and add the parsley.
• 5 season with salt and pepper to taste.