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										| Portuguese Cooking Sauce For Meat |  |  |  
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											| What You Need: |  |  |  |  |  
	| 1 tomato, chopped (optional)
		Meat broth or gravy
		˝ cup white wine or 3 tablespoons Madeira (optional)
		1 onion, chopped
		2 tablespoons olive oil
		1 garlic clove, chopped
		1 bouquet garni (parsley, celery, bay leaf, and 1 other herb, e.g., tarragon, thyme, marjoram) |  |  |  |  |  
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									| How To Cook: |  |  |  |  |  | 1. Slowly fry the onion in the oil until it begins to color, then add the garlic and fry till golden. 
 
 |  | 2. Add the bouquet garni and tomato and simmer; add the broth and wine and simmer again. 
 
 |  | 3. Meat which is to be braised or pot-roasted is browned first of all with the onion and garlic. 
 
 |  | 4. Meats (or vegetables) which are to be boiled are added after the broth. 
 
 |  | 5. For roast meats, add this sauce (hot) to the tin when basting begins. 
 
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