Roasted Yellow Pepper Sauce
- 2 yellow peppers, approximately 1/2 pound each or slightly less
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
- 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
- 1 1/2-inch sprig fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon vinegar, preferably balsamic or malt vinegar
- Salt to taste if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Roast and peel the yellow peppers, following the instructions in step one of recipe for roasted red pepper puree.
- Cut the peppers into cubes and set aside.
- Put 1 tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots, garlic, rosemary and wine.
- Bring to a boil and cook down by half.
- Add the cream and bring to a boil.
- Cook, stirring often with a wire whisk, about 10 minutes.
- Blend the flour with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter.
- Add to the sauce, stirring with a whisk.
- Put the yellow pepper cubes into the container of a food processor or, preferably, an electric blender.
- Blend as thoroughly as possible.
- Scrape the puree into the sauce and cook about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the vine-gar, salt and pepper.
- It is not essential but, ideally, the sauce should be put through a fine sieve, preferably the sort called a chinois.
yellow peppers, butter, shallots, garlic, rosemary, white wine, heavy cream, flour, vinegar, salt, freshly ground pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2393 (may not work)