Shallot & red wine sauce

Shallot & red wine sauce

This classic French sauce from Gordon Ramsay is just perfect with a rib-eye steak

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Sauté the shallots in a medium saucepan with the oil over a high heat for about 3 mins until lightly browned, stirring often. Season with ground black pepper and add the garlic and rosemary. Continue cooking for a further 3 mins, stirring often to prevent the shallots burning.
  2. Pour in the vinegar and cook until evaporated away to a syrup, then pour in the wine and cook until reduced by two thirds.
  3. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and simmer until reduced by two-thirds again, to around 250ml. Remove the garlic and rosemary. Add a little salt to taste and finally 'monte' (whisk) in a knob of butter. Add any juices from the steaks just before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2005.

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  • 10 November 2007

    smithdar rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 14 December 2007

    Jake commented on this recipe

    This takes longer than 20 minutes to reduce the liquids, but it's a very nice sauce. I'd do it again, but allow plenty of time.

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  • 07 February 2008

    Rosemary rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great. Can be done well in advance and goes really well with Beef Wellington. A firm favourite.

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  • 07 February 2008

    Rosemary commented on this recipe

    Great. Can be done well in advance and goes really well with Beef Wellington. A firm favourite.

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  • 01 March 2008

    Rightho rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Takes a long time, and the flavour is disappointing.

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  • 05 April 2008

    Belkey rated this recipe

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  • 14 June 2008

    Stacyholl rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    As per other comments takes a while to cook, however the flavour was superb. Used it with Venison Medallions as opposed to Beef steak. Highly recommended.

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  • 01 October 2008

    Cathy commented on this recipe

    Used this sauce on beef olives.....to die for and have passsed it on to all my mates. First time I have used a Gordan Ramsey recipe, I am more Delia and Jamie but was very impressed. Come on Gordan!!

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  • 05 October 2008

    Beth rated this recipe

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  • 06 December 2008

    greypartridge rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I found it absolutely delicious, though it did take longer than said to reduce. That's no problem because it could be made in advance. Reading Rightho's verdict I wonder whether he/she was using rubbish wine or stock or vinegar.

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  • 06 December 2008

    greypartridge commented on this recipe

    I made the sauce with the listed ingredients. We happened to be cooking French partridges, which I'd stuffed with chopped apple and apricot mustard, though the sauce is clearly designed for a darker meat. I wouldn't have done this with English partridges. The occasion was just lunch. The wine was a pinot noir, the stock was grouse stock and the vinegar was an organic apple balsamic vinegar. I kept tasting the sauce and it got steadily better as it reduced. Thank you, Gordon!

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  • 09 December 2008

    greypartridge commented on this recipe

    Had some sauce left over which I froze. Reheated fine and was delicious with roast young grouse.

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  • 21 January 2009

    seoclock.co.uk commented on this recipe

    Absolutley gorgeous, and healthier than when made with a butter and wine roux.

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  • 19 February 2009

    Girl Flower rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good sauce, did take much longer than stated but was glad I had been warned by my fellow Good Food chefs and so I allowed for this. Would make again, went very well with steaks for our valentines dinner.

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  • 21 March 2009

    Georgelikescake rated this recipe

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  • 05 April 2009

    T0xicCandy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this to accompany Gordon's beef wellington - delicious!!!

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  • 10 April 2009

    Sir Galahad commented on this recipe

    This sauce is wonderful and I mean truly wonderful when used to drench a fresh venison steak, the onions burst with the vinegar flavour which then hits you with a robust wine falvour.... mouthwatering....

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  • 10 April 2009

    Sir Galahad rated this recipe

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  • 20 April 2009

    Hannah..x.. rated and commented on this recipe

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    great tasting sauce, i enjoy it over and over :-)

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  • 18 July 2009

    Katharine rated and commented on this recipe

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    First Gordon recipe I have ever tried, and will most definitely be trying more as this is delicious! Took a wee while to reduce down, but as was doing Gordon's oven chip and the steaks simulatenously it was not to not have to constantly watch over it. Will make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

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