Red Wine Essence

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, coarsley chopped
• 1 carrot, coarsley chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 celery rib, coarsley chopped
• 1 apple, coarsley chopped
• 2 teaspoons flavorless vegetable oil
• 2 (750 ml) bottles dry red wine
• 1 (750 ml) bottle ruby port
• 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth or 1 cup sodium-free chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy large saucepan, combine onion.
• 2 carrot, celery, garlic, apple and oil.
• 3 cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have begun to release their juices, about 8 minutes.
• 4 uncover, increase heat to moderate, and saute vegetables, stirring frequently, until caramelizes to a deep golden brown.
• 5 add wine and port, increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
• 6 turn heat down to a low boil and reduce wine to about 1 cup.
• 7 this will take about 2 hours.
• 8 strain wine into a small saucepan and add chicken broth.
• 9 bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until reduced to 1 cup, about 45 minutes longer.
• 10 (for a more concentrated sauce, you can reduce to 1/2 cup).
• 11 serve sauce hot.
• 12 sauce will keep refrigerated for 1 month.