White Wine Sauce
White wine sauce is a basic sauce in French cuisine, made with white wine, shallots, butter, and fresh cream. This versatile sauce is ideal for accompanying fis
White wine sauce is a basic sauce in French cuisine, made with white wine, shallots, butter, and fresh cream. This versatile sauce is ideal for accompanying fish, seafood, poultry, or vegetables. Its delicate flavor and smooth texture make it a staple of French gastronomy. The preparation of this sauce is simple and quick, and it can be flavored with herbs or spices.
Time
30 min. =
10 min. +
20 min.
Utensils
1 knife1 sauce pan1 whisk
Ingredients for 4 parts
- 50 g. butter
- 0.25 c. à c. sea salt
- 2 shallots
- 200 ml. vin blanc
- 100 ml. crème fraîche
- 0.25 c. à c. white pepper
Steps
- Finely slice the shallots.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter and sauté the shallots until they are translucent.
- Add the white wine and let it reduce by half.
- Add the fresh cream, salt, and white pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Whisk the sauce to bind everything together.
- Serve hot with fish, seafood, poultry, or vegetables.