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Prune and red wine sauce

Ingredients

• 250 g soft prunes, chopped
• 500 ml aromatic red wine
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• generous knob of butter
• salt and white pepper to taste
• [optional: cream or crème fraiche]

Method

1. In a saucepan gently heat wine until lukewarm, add chopped prunes and set aside to soak prunes. In another saucepan melt the butter, add chopped onion and sweat until soft. Add wine / prune mixture, blend until smooth, pass through a fine-meshed sieve, season to taste. Adjust thickness according to preference. If preferred, add cream or crème fraiche before serving.