beef essentials: amazing brown sauce

How To Make beef essentials: amazing brown sauce

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  What you will need? A large saucepan, or pot (like a Dutch oven). I like using a cast iron skillet because the even heat helps with the uniform browning of the onions.
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  What to serve with it? Brown sauce is primarily for beef, it is great for dipping beef tenders, drizzled over a steak, or mixed with some rice and sauteed beef cubes.
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  How to store it? This sauce will survive for 4 – 5 days in the fridge. But because it has dairy, it does not freeze well.
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  Optional Items I love sauteing about 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms, and adding them in at the end of the cooking process… AWESOME!
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  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  Add the butter to a large skillet or pot and set the heat to medium-low. Then, add the onions, and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper
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  Stir the onions until they soften and begin to brown, about 6 – 8 minutes. Toss in the garlic and stir until fragrant, about 60 seconds
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  The difference between browning and burning can be as short as 30 seconds… Keep an eye on that pan.
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  Add the dry sherry to the pan, and stir until it is almost evaporated, about 60 seconds.
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  Add the worcestershire, dijon, and beef stock to pan, and stir as the pan comes to a simmer.
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  Add the cream and return to a simmer.
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  Continue to simmer and reduce until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 5 – 7 minutes.
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  As it is simmering, add some salt and pepper, to taste.
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  Remove from the heat, and stir in the lemon juice, to brighten the sauce.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Serve it as you would any good brown sauce, with beef. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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  Namasté
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