Basic Brown Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 slices onions (thin slices)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
• 1 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute onion in butter in a heavy skillet until onion is tender; discard onion. cook butter over low heat until it begins to brown. add flour, stirring until smooth ( i find that a whisk works best). cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. add bouillon granules, and gradually stir in water. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. stir in pepper. serve with beef or lamb.
• 2 bordelaise sauce: substitute 1/3 cup dry red wine for 1/3 cup of the water, and stir in 3/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes and 1/4 teaspoon dried whole thyme; increase pepper to 1/4 teaspoon.
• 3 mushroom brown sauce: saute 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter; drain and stir into basic brown sauce. serve with beef.