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Basil Sauce Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Seafood Recipes   |   Sauces and Marinades
Yield: 1 servings
 
Ingredients
  1  tb Butter  
  6   Shallots; thinly sliced  
  4   Garlic cloves; thinly sliced  
  1  c Chablis  
  1  c Clam juice  
  1/4  c White wine vinegar  
  1/4  c Heavy cream  
  1   Lemon, juiced  
  1/2  lb Sweet butter  
    - cut into pieces  
  1/2  bn Basil; stems removed  
    Salt (to taste)  
 
Instructions
 
  1. In a medium saucepan place the 1 tablespoon of butter and heat it on medium high until it has melted. Add the shallots and garlic. Saute them for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the shallots are tender. Add the Chablis, clam juice, and white wine vinegar. Cook the ingredients for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is reduced to 1/4 cup. Add the heavy cream and the lemon juice. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the ingredients for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the liquid starts to thicken. Raise the heat to medium. While whisking constantly, add the pieces of butter one at a time. Strain the sauce into a blender. Add the basil leaves. Puree the sauce and then season it with the salt. Add some water if the sauce is too thick.

 
   


 



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