Red Wine Pan Sauce

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2014

    

The beauty of a pan sauce is that it needs only a few ingredients and a little bit of time to taste deeply savory.

SERVES 4 (Makes 1/2 cup)

TIME 20 minutes

Red Wine Pan Sauce

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A red wine pan sauce is a quick and easy way to make a normal seared steak or chop something special. One key is to incorporate the cooked-on juices and browned bits (called fond) left in the pan after searing; this will give the sauce a de...

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