Matelote Sauce
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 3 décilitres Court-bouillon de poisson au vin rouge (fish stock with red wine)
- 25 grammes Mushroom peelings
- 8 décilitres Espagnole maigre (lean mother sauce)
- 150 grammes Butter
- pinch Cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Reduce the red-wine fish court-bouillon with mushroom peelings by two-thirds.
- Add the lean espagnole (mother sauce) to this reduction and bring to a boil.
- Pass through a fine-mesh strainer (étamine).
- Mount with butter (monter au beurre).
- Season lightly with cayenne pepper.