Madeira Sauce for Beef Fillet
New York Times
Craig Claiborne
Yield: about 2 cups

1 Tbsp. butter
4 large mushrooms, sliced
salt and pepper
2 Tbsp. chopped shallots or scallions
⅓ cup Madeira wine
1½ cups brown sauce, or one 10 oz. can beef gravy
Heat the butter in a skillet. Add the mushrooms and salt and pepper and cook until the mushrooms give up their liquid. Add the shallots and cook, stirring, until most of the liquid evaporates. Add the wine and cook 1 minute. Add the brown sauce and simmer 15 minutes more.
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