Sauce Smitane (Sour Cream Sauce for Game)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions
- butter (quantity not printed)
- 2 décilitres white wine
- 1 half-litre sour cream
- a few drops lemon juice
Instructions
- Fry the finely chopped onions in butter.
- Moisten with the white wine and reduce it completely.
- Add the sour cream and let it boil for 5 minutes.
- Pass through a tammy cloth.
- Keep the sauce slightly sharp in savour, supporting it if need be with a few drops of lemon juice.