Recipe
Champagne Vanilla Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots
- 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
- 1 cup Champagne
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Champagne vinegar
Directions
- In a saucepan combine the shallots and champagne. Scrape the vanilla seeds from the split pod into the pan and add the vanilla pod halves. Bring to a boil and cook until almost all liquid evaporates, about 6 minutes. Add the heavy cream, bring to a boil and simmer until cream thickens and coats the back of a spoon, and is reduced by nearly 50% in volume, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the butter until smooth and strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Season to taste with salt, pepper and vinegar and serve immediately over fish or shellfish.
- Note: If sauce is made in advance, keep warm in a bain marie over barely simmering water.
Recipe Details
- Source: Essence of Emeril EE2B05 [4]
- Dish Type: Sauces [5]
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