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Sauce Beaumanoir (Breton Fish Stew)

Sauce Beaumanoir (Breton Fish Stew) is a traditional French recipe (from Brittany) for a classic sauce of white wine, tomato puree, thyme and garlic thickened with flour that's typically served with grilled/barbecued meat and fish. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic French (Breton) version of: Breton Fish Stew (Sauce Beaumanoir).

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

35 minutes

Total Time:

50 minutes

Serves:

6–8

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Sauce RecipesHerb RecipesFrench RecipesBreton Recipes



Sauce Beaumanoir is a classic a Breton sauce that's typically used to accompany: barbecued or grilled meats and fish or meat skewers.

Ingredients:

75g butter
300ml of muscadet
1 to 2 tbsp of flour
5 tbsp of tomato purée or cooked tomato sauce
1 sprig of thyme
1 garlic clove, crushed
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Place a pan over low heat. When hot add the butter and as soon as it melts scatter over the flour and stir to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute then whisk in the wine.

Bring to a simmer, season to taste with salt and black pepper then stir in the thyme and the garlic clove.

Cook, stirring gently for about 5 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.