Barbera Recipe - mushroom barbera sauce for steak

MUSHROOM BARBERA SAUCE FOR STEAK

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 shallots, minced
2 lbs mushrooms, sliced
2 sprigs thymne leaves
salt & pepper
1/2 cup Calaveras Barbera
1/4 cup beef broth
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp chives, minced.

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter and oil. When butter foams, add shallots. Sauté until soft. Add mushrooms and thyme. Stir 2 minutes. Add the half cup of wine. Stir, scraping up any bits in the pan. When the wine is almost gone, add broth and continue heating until liquid is reduced by half. Remove from heat. Stir in cream, chives and salt and pepper to taste.

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BARBERA TASTING NOTES

This dark Italian varietal is a rich, crisp red with notes of strawberry and sour black cherry. An almost juicy quality is obtained due to low tannins and high acidity. This signature wine for Calaveras is perfect with steak.

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