Pimento Sauce

Photo: flickr user VirtualErn

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Olive oil

5 Shallots finely sliced

1/2 cup Mushrooms sliced

3/4 cup Dry white wine

5 cups Lamb stock or beef broth

1 teaspoon Tomato paste

3 tablespoons Pureed pimento or roasted red pepper

1 teaspoon Pureed garlic

1 tablespoon Unsalted butter cold

Salt to taste

Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat oil in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Cook shallots and mushrooms until golden. Add wine, turn heat to high, and reduce by half. Add stock and reduce again by a quarter. Whisk in tomato paste, pimento puree and garlic. Break butter into small pieces and whisk into sauce until smooth. Adjust seasonings and strain through a fine sieve.