white wine sauce
Creamy pan reduction
White wine sauce is a creamy sauce made by reducing white wine with butter, shallots, and often cream or stock.
It's a staple of French cuisine, served over fish, chicken, or vegetables: The scallops came in a delicate white wine sauce.
Variations include beurre blanc and velouté-based preparations.
- French cuisineCooking from France
- creamRich milk fat
- heavy creamHigh-butterfat milk product
- butterSolid fat from cream
- shallotsMild clustered cooking bulbs
chardonnay · reduction · velvety · garlic · lemon · chicken piccata · silky · sauté · deglaze · low heat · tarragon · parsley · fresh herbs · fish · chicken · mussels · scallops · rich
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