Brown Onion Sauce

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (12)
Instructions (12)
  1. Peel and slice the onions.
  2. Add an equal quantity of cucumber or celery to the onions.
  3. Add an ounce of butter to the mixture.
  4. Set the mixture on a slow fire.
  5. Turn the onions until they are highly browned.
  6. Stir in half an ounce of flour.
  7. Add a little broth, pepper, and salt.
  8. Boil it up for a few minutes.
  9. Add a spoonful of claret or port.
  10. Add some mushroom ketchup.
  11. Sharpen with a little lemon-juice.
  12. Rub through a tamis.
Original Text
Brown Onion Sauce. Peel and slice the onions, to which put an equal quantity of cucumber or celery, with an ounce of butter, and set them on a slow fire; turn the onions till they are highly browned; stir in half an ounce of flour; add a little broth, pepper, and salt; boil it up for a few minutes; add a spoonful of claret or port, and some mushroom ketchup. You may sharpen it with a little lemon-juice. Rub through a tamis.
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