You know this is good because it has two of the best cooking ingredients, garlic and truffle oil. This sauce is a nice compliment to broiled or Sous Vide chicken. It takes a long time to make, so start it at least hour before serving – if you finish early, you can always reheat.
Ingredients
- 2 shallots – diced
- 8 oz. Ruby Port wine
- 64 oz. Chicken stock (8 cups)
- 2 Garlic heads – roasted
- 2 TBL Butter
- 1 TBL Olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Process
- Mise en Place – measure and prepare your ingredients prior to starting.
- Roast Garlic
- Turn oven broiler on.
- Cut the tops off each garlic head.
- Place heads in oven proof and drizzle with olive oil letting the oil soak in.
- Roast ~15 mins and let cool.
- Squeeze cloves from head.
- Heat large Saute pan on Med. Add 1 TBL each of butter and oil and let warm.
- Saute shallots until caramelized (~3 mins).
- Add Port and reduce until almost dry.
- Add stock and roasted garlic and reduce to half.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Strain sauce in to a sauce pan.
- Whisk in 1 TBL butter.
- For serving: spoon over chicken and drizzle with truffle oil.