We served Marchand Du Vin with some of our Sunday Brunch dishes. It's a wonderful, complex 
brown sauce whose flavors compliment a variety of dishes. It's an amazing steak sauce, it makes even a simple steak very elegant and 'uptown'.
brown sauce whose flavors compliment a variety of dishes. It's an amazing steak sauce, it makes even a simple steak very elegant and 'uptown'.Recipe By : Sitara
Serving Size : 20 Preparation Time :1:30
Categories : Breakfast New Orleans/Cajun/Creole
Luncheon Main Dishes
Sauces Holidays
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 tablespoons butter
1 cup onion -- finely chopped
1 cup scallion -- finely chopped
3 teaspoons garlic -- finely chopped
1 cup ham -- finely minced
1 cup mushrooms -- finely chopped
2/3 cup flour
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 cups beef stock
1 cup red wine
3 teaspoons thyme
2 large bay leaf
1 cup fresh parsley -- finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1. Saute butter, onion, garlic, scallions, ham, and mushrooms until onion is soft and ingredients are beginning to color.
2. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly for 4 minutes.
3. Add rest of ingredients, stirring well to incorporate all. Cook at a low simmer for one hour. Taste for salt and pepper.
You may strain this sauce if you want it to be completely silky-smooth, or leave it chunky with the ingredients all in place. It's up to you, depending on the dish you serve it with.