Red Wine Butter
From: Gisele, Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Serve with steaks, meat patties or liver; can also be mixed into a brown sauce.
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] minced green onion
  • 6 tablespoons [90 mL] dry red wine
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] brown sauce mix
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] gray pepper
  • 1/2 cup [115 g] butter
  • Juice of 1/4 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] freshly chopped parsley
  • Into a small saucepan, bring together to a boil, over low heat, green onion, dry red wine, brown sauce mix, salt and gray pepper, until reduced by half; cool.
  • Into a small bowl, beat butter until light and foamy.
  • Beat butter, a little at a time, into cooled dry red wine mixture, beating constantly.
  • Mix in lemon juice and chopped parsley.
  • Check for seasonings.
  • Refrigerate until cold.
  • Shape butter into a roll; freeze, wrapped into al foil, until ready to use.