Martini Sauce

Name: Martini Sauce
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon minced shallot; 1/4 cup gin; 1/4 cup dry vermouth; 1 teaspoon chopped whole juniper berries; 1 teaspoon dried or brined green peppercorns, optional; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 2 teaspoons butter; 6 pimiento-stuffed queen olives, sliced into rings; Fresh lemon juice; Salt and pepper

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon minced shallot
1/4 cup gin
1/4 cup dry vermouth
1 teaspoon chopped whole juniper berries
1 teaspoon dried or brined green peppercorns, optional
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons butter
6 pimiento-stuffed queen olives, sliced into rings
Fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper

Directions

1

Place the shallots, gin, vermouth, juniper berries, and green peppercorns in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
2

Lower the heat and simmer until reduced to about 3 tablespoons liquid.
3

Add the cream and reduce to 1/4 cup.
4

Strain and return the liquid to the saucepan (discard the solids).
5

Whisk in the butter.
6

Add the olives and season to taste with lemon juice, salt, and a little pepper.
7

Cover and keep warm while you prepare the salmon.