Beef / Pork

Merlot Sauce is for Dinner.

Merlot Sauce takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Merlot Sauce takes 20 minutes to cook.

Merlot Sauce makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Merlot Sauce are:

1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 whole shallots, finely chopped
3 tbsp Smart Balance light butter
2 cups Merlot
1.5 oz package of veal/beef demiglace (found at specialty food shops like Whole Foods)

Here is how you make Merlot Sauce:

In a small heavy saucepan bring water with sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup, without stirring, until a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and carefully add vinegar down side of pan (caramel will steam and harden.) Cook caramel over moderate heat, until dissolved, about 3 minutes, and remove pan from heat. In a heavy saucepan, cook shallots in butter over moderate heat, stirring until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine and boil until mixture is reduced to about 1 cup, about 15 minutes. In a separate cup, mix 1/2 cup of water with demiglace pack. Stir in demiglace mix and boil until mixture is reduces, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in caramel. I serve this sauce over filet mignons. For a real special occasion, we'll add lump crabmeat.Serves 4Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KIMFULLY.

The nutritional information for Merlot Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 147.6

• Total Fat: 3.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 68.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 4.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 0.4 g