Piquant sauce

16 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsMargarine or butter
1Thin slice onion
2tablespoonsAll-purpose flour
1cupBeef broth
¼teaspoonSalt
teaspoonPepper
¼cupWhite wine
1tablespoonChopped fresh parsley
1tablespoonChopped gherkins
1tablespoonFinely chopped onion
teaspoonChopped fresh or 1/2 ts Dried chervil leaves

Directions

Try with beef, veal or fish. Heat margarine in 1-½-quart saucepan over low heat until melted. Cook and stir onion in margarine until onion is brown; discard onion. Stir flour into margarine. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until flour is deep brown; remove from heat. Stir in broth, white wine, parsley, gherkins, onion and chervil. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in salt and pepper. 1 CUP SAUCE; 50 CALORIES PER TABLESPOON.