Basic Brown Onion Sauce Recipe

9 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 tsp extra virgin olive oil extra-light
  • 1 dsh sesame oil toasted or possibly dark
  • 2 lrg onions thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp dill seed
  • 1 tsp caraway seed
  • 1 c. beef stock reduced fat or possibly veggie stock
  • 1 c. de-alcoholized dry red wine
  • 1 Tbsp. arrowroot mixed with
  • 2 Tbsp. de-alcoholized dry red wine

Directions

  1. 1
    Pour the oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. 2
    Add in the onions, dill and caraway and cook, uncovered, 5 min, without stirring.
  3. 3
    Don't burn.
  4. 4
    The idea is to get the onions to caramelize and brown fully at frying temperature without stirring.
  5. 5
    After 5 min the onions should be brown.
  6. 6
    Add in stock and wine and quickly scrape up all the pan residues into the liquid till the bottom of thep an is clean; simmer 5 min.
  7. 7
    Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the arrowroot slurry, return to the heat and stir till thickened.
  8. 8
    Use as a sauce for meats or possibly poultry; good as bread spread and nice as a dollop for soup.
  9. 9
    Notes:*Sweet taste, dark glossy finish and less than 1 gram of fat per serving.
  10. 10
    *If desired French onion soup, you'll love this.
  11. 11
    *Use half or possibly less of the wine and supplement with concentrated mushroom stock (i.e., bouillon/base).
  12. 12
    NOTES : This would go with which Rosti!

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