Sauces · Belgian

Red port sauce with berries

Name: Red port sauce with berries
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Belgian
Ingredients: 1 cube butter; 1 shallot (finely chopped); 1 clove garlic (finely chopped); 250 ml water; 7 g Piet Huysentruyt game stock; 1 tsp thyme; 2 leaves bay leaf; 150 ml red port; 200 g plain cranberries

By Jo Huys 28 December 2023

Add elegance to your meal with this red port and berry sauce. Ideal for game, it combines the rich flavours of port and game stock with the freshness of berries.

Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 9
Steps: 9

Method

Get cooking

Put a knob of butter in a saucepan.
Gently soften the chopped shallot and garlic until translucent.
Add the game stock and reduce over a medium heat to about half its volume.
Add the herbs.
Pour in the port and reduce further to the desired thickness.
Add the berries and simmer for a few minutes.
Taste first and season with salt and pepper if needed.
Pour the sauce through a colander.
Serve hot over your favourite game dish or grilled meat.

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