Sauce Rubens
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 100 grammes ordinary Mirepoix
- Butter
- 2 décilitres white wine
- 3 décilitres fish fumet
- 1 tablespoonful Madeira
- 2 egg yolks
- 100 grammes ordinary butter
- 30 grammes beurre rouge
- A dash of anchovy essence
Instructions
- Cut 100 grammes of ordinary Mirepoix into brunoise and fry it in butter.
- Moisten with 2 décilitres of white wine and 3 décilitres of fish fumet, and cook for 23 minutes.
- Pass through a fine chinois, let it rest a few minutes, then skim off the fat thoroughly.
- Reduce to half a décilitre and add 1 tablespoonful of Madeira.
- Thicken the reduction with 2 egg yolks.
- Finish with 100 grammes of ordinary butter, 30 grammes of beurre rouge and a dash of anchovy essence.
- Serve with boiled or poached fish.