Name: Mustard Cream Sauce
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 12-ounce bottle lager beer; 1/3 cup chopped shallots; 3 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups whipping cream; 1/4 cup Dijon mustard; 2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds

This recipe originally accompanied epi:recipeLink="101021"Pork Medallions with Mustard Cream Sauce</epi:recipeLink>.<P> This tangy sauce would also be terrific with roast chicken.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 8

Ingredients

1 12-ounce bottle lager beer

1/3 cup chopped shallots

3 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds

Preparation

Boil beer and shallots in heavy medium saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 12 minutes. Add stock and boil until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 10 minutes. Add cream and boil until reduced to 2 cups, about 10 minutes. Stir in mustard and mustard seeds. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium-low heat before serving.)

TagsSauce Beer Alcohol Beverages Shallot Vegetable Easy Make Ahead Bon Appétit

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