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Red Wine Reduction with Ginger & Rosemary served
Rich sauce for meats and vegetables

Red Wine Reduction with Ginger & Rosemary

Author: Flavelo
Sauces and Gravies Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes
This sauce builds on the frame of classic French red wine sauces but gets a modern twist with ginger. The technique is reduction: evaporating water content of wine so only concentrated flavors remain, which we make silky and shiny with cold butter at the end. Perfect choice for a serious steak or roast.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 195 kcal
🌍 Cuisine French

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Medium skillet or saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Knife, cutting board

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Prep aromatics: chop rosemary, crush garlic, grate ginger.

Tip: Prep (mise en place) is important because cooking happens fast.
2 ✓

Sauté garlic and ginger in oil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Just fragrant, no browning!

Tip: Oil absorbs flavors and acts as carrier later.
3 ✓

Pour in wine and vinegar. Add sugar and rosemary. Bring to boil!

Tip: Most alcohol evaporates now, only fruity wine flavor remains.
4 ✓

Boil vigorously until liquid reduces to half or third and becomes slightly syrupy.

Tip: This is reduction process: water leaves, flavors thicken.
5 ✓

Pull pan off heat. Whisk in cold butter piece by piece.

Tip: This is called 'mounting'. Butter doesn't melt into oil but forms emulsion with sauce, making it shiny and full-flavored.
6 ✓

Strain through fine mesh if you want elegant smooth sauce, or leave chunks for rustic effect. Salt/pepper to taste.

Tip: Straining removes spent rosemary bits that gave up their flavor.

Recipe FAQ

What wine should I use?
One you'd happily drink. 'Cooking wine' is a myth: if wine tastes bad, sauce will too. A full-bodied red (e.g., Merlot or Cabernet) is best.
It won't thicken, what to do?
Wine sauces won't be flour-thick. If still runny, boil longer, or at end mix a teaspoon of cornstarch with tiny bit of cold water and add.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup dry red wine (good quality)
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger
  • 2 tbsp butter (cold!)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper