Simple Steak Sauce

Barbecue with Beard, 1975

5 minutes — 2 cups

Ingredients

1⁄4	pound	unsalted butter
1 1⁄2	cup	shallots, green onions or scallions (chopped)
1	teaspoon	salt
1	cup	white wine
1⁄4	cup	parsley (chopped)
2	tablespoon	butter
		ground black pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Melt 1/4 pound of unsalted butter in a skillet and add the shallots. Do not brown them - merely let them blend together and wilt down. Add the salt and wine and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add parsley and 2 tablespoons of butter. Boil for 3 minutes, add some pepper, and taste for seasoning.