Red wine sauce
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1 large white onion
1/2 l red wine
1/2 beef cube
2 tea spoons tomato paste (optional) (should try 1 small can chopped tomatoes)
EVOO
Butter
flour
1 laurel leaf
1 branch thyme
pepper mill
1 dl cognac
balsamic vinegar (optional)


Chop the onion
melt butter + EVOO in saucepan
put in onion and cook to transparency without browning (10mn) meanwhile mix in 1 teaspoon flour.
add wine, beef cube, laurel, thyme, 20 t pepper, tomato paste.
bring to boil, lower heat and let reduce to about 1/2 (30 mn)
add brandy, salt if necessary,