Crawfish Bordelaise Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tbs minced shallots
- 1 tbs minced garlic
- 1 tsp creole seasoning
- ½ C dry red wine
- ¼ lb crawfish tails
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1½ cups Veal or Beef Glaze
- 1 tbs chopped green onions
- 2 tbs unsalted butter (at room temp)
Directions
- Combine the shallots, garlic, and creole seasoning in a small nonreactive saucepan and place over high heat and cook for 30 seconds. Watch carefully so it doesn't burn.
- Add the wine and bring to a boil.
- Add the crawfish, salt, and pepper and bring back to a boil.
- Stir in the glaze and bring back to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer, skimming off the fat and impurities.
- Turn up the heat to high, skim the remaining impurities from the top of the sauce, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the butter and whisk until thoroughly incorporated, for about 30 seconds.
- Add the green onions and remove from the heat.
Michael Fritsche
mbf@fritsche.org