Best Basic Steak Sauce

1. 1

   Chop one slice of ham and 1/3 cup each carrots, onions, and celery.

2. 2

   Cook the ham, carrots, onions, and celery in six tablespoons clarified butter for about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   (Tip: to quickly clarify butter, heat six tablespoons in the microwave for 90 seconds and skim the white foam that forms on the surface).

4. 4

   Stir in four tablespoons flour

5. 5

   Cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes

6. 6

   Pour in six cups boiling beef stock, blending with a whiskthis doesnt need to be fancy stock, but it does need to be boiling.

7. 7

   I usually just microwave this while cooking the vegetables.

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   Optional: add a bay leaf and a sprig of rosemary and/or thyme.

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   Simmer, partially covered, for two hours.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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