Merlot Dipping Sauce

38 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 25 min

“This is an excellent dipping sauce for wild game, steak, or London broil.” - by novarayen

Ingredients

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup Merlot wine
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 dashes soy sauce
4 teaspoons honey, or more to taste
10 tablespoons butter, cut into small chunks

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Original recipe yields 1 cup

Directions

Slowly bring the balsamic vinegar, Merlot, garlic, soy sauce, and honey to a boil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer another 20 to 25 minutes; remove from heat and add the butter to the mixture, stirring to thicken as the butter melts.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
162 cal
8%

Fat
14.4 g
22%

Carbs
6 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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SunnyByrd

Aug. 19, 2009

"Fabulous. I made this exactly as written except that I added 8T butter (1 stick total) instead of 10T. The sauce thickens beautifully if you follow the directions. Excellent flavor. I used this with a..." See moren appetizer of seared tenderloin and balsamic cipolline onions. It was so good I feel like cussing. Thanks for the recipe! :)"

jennifer263

Oct. 29, 2010

"Used this as a fondue dipping sauce and it was excellent. Doesn't rewarm well though, needs to be made just prior to serving...." See more"

Baking Nana

May. 24, 2010

"This is fabulous! I only ended up using about 4 T. Butter (yes, must be butter!) and it was great. Use really good wine and you will have a killer sauce. Fabulous...." See more"

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