Apple Cider Pan Sauce
Apple Cider Pan Sauce
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 tablespoons butter, cold, cut into cubes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a medium pan, melt 5 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Once the butter is bubbling, stir in the minced shallot. Season with 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
After about 1 minute, stir in the 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Deglaze the pan by pouring in 1 cup of apple cider and 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Add the 2 sprigs of thyme to the simmering sauce. Continue to simmer, reducing the sauce until it thickens to a nappe consistency, meaning it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon without moving. This will take approximately 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 6
Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the 2 tablespoons of cold, cubed butter, one cube at a time, to emulsify and make the sauce creamy and thick.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning with additional salt and black pepper as needed.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Serve the apple cider pan sauce immediately with pork or chicken.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Apple Cider Pan Sauce
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 tablespoons butter, cold, cut into cubes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a medium pan, melt 5 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Once the butter is bubbling, stir in the minced shallot. Season with 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
After about 1 minute, stir in the 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Deglaze the pan by pouring in 1 cup of apple cider and 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Add the 2 sprigs of thyme to the simmering sauce. Continue to simmer, reducing the sauce until it thickens to a nappe consistency, meaning it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon without moving. This will take approximately 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 6
Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the 2 tablespoons of cold, cubed butter, one cube at a time, to emulsify and make the sauce creamy and thick.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning with additional salt and black pepper as needed.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Serve the apple cider pan sauce immediately with pork or chicken.