Red Wine Reduction

Name: Red Wine Reduction
Ingredients: 2 cups; sweet onion ... chopped; 1 cup, each; celery, carrots, red bell pepper ... chopped; 5; medium garlic cloves ... minced; 2 TBL; extra-virgin olive oil; 2 bottles (750 ml); dry red (table) wine; 1/2 bottle (750 ml); Port Wine (preferably Ruby)

6 ingredients

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Ingredients

2 cups; sweet onion ... chopped
1 cup, each; celery, carrots, red bell pepper ... chopped
5; medium garlic cloves ... minced
2 TBL; extra-virgin olive oil
2 bottles (750 ml); dry red (table) wine
1/2 bottle (750 ml); Port Wine (preferably Ruby)

Directions

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