Balsamic Pan Sauce Recipes

BALSAMIC CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until it has caramelized to a dark, golden brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in the balsamic vinegar, and cook for 1 minute before stirring in the chicken bouillon and cream. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese until melted.

ROASTED VENISON LOIN WITH A BALSAMIC REDUCTION PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat venison in 1/2 tbsp of oil and coat liberally with salt and fresh cracked pepper.
• Heat remaining oil in hot skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add venison and brown on all sides.
• Remove venison from skillet, place in separate pan and place in oven until internal temperature reaches 130-145 degrees depending on preference. (cooking time will vary depending on the size of your deer/loin)
• While venison is in the oven place shallots in the original skillet used to sear the venison and cook until softened.
• Deglaze pan with balsamic vinegar and add beef broth and thyme.
• Cook on high until sauce reduces from a water liquid to a thin syrup consistency.
• Add cold butter to the sauce and stir,
• Let the venison rest for 5-10 minutes prior to slicing.

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine broth, vinegar, and honey in a small bowl.
• Melt butter and heat oil in a large nonstick pan over low heat.
• Place flour in a shallow pan or dish.
• Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Increase heat to medium-high; heat for 2 minutes or until butter browns.
• Add chicken to the pan and cook for 4 minutes per side or until golden.
• Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• Add shallots and saute 30 seconds.
• Add broth mixture and bring to a boil; cook for 3 minutes or until the liquid is reduced to 1/2 a cup.
• Serve sauce over chicken and garnish with parsley.

BALSAMIC PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Pan fry your burgers or steak.
• Keep warm (let steak rest).
• Add onions to pan and brown to caramelize.
• Remove onions.
• To brown bits in pan over medium heat add 1/2 to 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar (inexpensive balsamic is fine-you're gonna cook it down),honey,olive oil,soy sauce,dash of salt,pepper and garlic powder.
• Whisk together,bring up to a rolling boil for a few minutes,then bring back down to a simmer (bout 5 minutes total) whisking ingredients to thicken.
• Return onions to pan,coat with sauce and bring to temp (bout a minute).
• Serve over burgers or steak.
• Note-has sweeter taste-you may omit honey if too sweet,since you are cooking down the balsamic and condensing the sweetness).

BALSAMIC PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Strain juices from reserved roasting pan into large measuring cup; discard solids in strainer. Spoon fat off surface of pan juices in measuring cup. Add enough chicken broth to degreased juices to measure 1 cup. Place reserved roasting pan over 2 burners set at medium heat. Add vinegar to pan and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits; pour vinegar into saucepan. Add pan-juice mixture and sugar to saucepan. Bring pan sauce to boil, whisking until sugar dissolves.
• Boil until sauce coats spoon thinly and is reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to gravy dish and serve with geese.

BALSAMIC CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Take a sauce pan. Heat up olive oil into the pan for a couple of minutes. Now add butter in the pan and let it stay on a low heat until it melts completely. Add the minced onion into the pan. Fry it until it is completely caramelized and turns dark brown. It should take about 15 minutes. Add balsamic vinegar after 15 minutes and keep stirring it for a couple of minutes. Now add chicken bouillon granules and cream into the pan. Mix these well and let the whole sauce simmer for a couple of minutes. Add grated parmesan cheese to the mixture and stir until it dissolves completely in the sauce. Take it off the heat and pour the sauce into a separate jar to cool down. Serve as a dip, marinade or dressing in a salad as per your needs and enjoy! Trivia In the year 1046 balsamic vinegar was produced only in the Reggio Emilia and Modena regions of Italy. It was given as a gift to the Holy Roman Emperor who was passing through this region, Henry III. It grew in popularity since and today, it is one of the most common items sold in Italy.

MUSHROOM-STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS IN A BALSAMIC PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add dried mushrooms, cover and let stand about 20 minutes. Squeeze dry; strain liquid (a coffee filter is handy for this) and reserve.
• In a food processor, mince garlic and rehydrated mushrooms. Add fresh mushrooms and thyme; continue to process until all is minced.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushroom mixture; saute until nearly all moisture has evaporated, 5 to 7 minutes. Turn off heat, stir in cheese, and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Mix honey and vinegar in a small bowl.
• Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Set breasts, skin side down, on a large, heavy, lipped cookie sheet. Brush with half of the honey-vinegar; generously salt and pepper. Turn breasts over. Push fingers under skin to make a pocket; stuff with mushroom mixture. Again brush with honey-vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Being careful not to crowd, arrange breasts on cookie sheet so thickest ends point outward. (Can now be covered and refrigerated overnight; return to room temperature before roasting.)
• Roast until golden brown, adding water if necessary to keep pan drippings from burning, until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees in the thickest portion of the largest piece, 30 to 45 minutes. Transfer chicken to a platter.
• Scrape pan juices into a medium saucepan. Add reserved mushroom-soaking liquid and enough water to equal 1 1/2 cups of liquid. Bring to a simmer. Add cornstarch mixture; continue to simmer until it thickens a bit.
• Arrange a breast on each of 8 plates; drizzle with sauce, and serve.

POLENTA-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH BALSAMIC CAPER PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly beat eggs with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a shallow bowl. Whisk together polenta, flour, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in another shallow bowl.
• Dip chicken in egg, letting excess drip off, then dredge in polenta mixture.
• Heat vegetable oil and 1/3 cup olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until oil shimmers. Cook chicken in batches, turning once, until golden and just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, loosely covered.
• Pour off oil and wipe skillet, then heat remaining 2 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat until it shimmers. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in vinegar, water, capers, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and briskly simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and swirl in butter.
• Toss escarole with about half of sauce and pile on top of chicken. Serve remaining sauce on the side.