Dates and Red Wine Sauce

This red wine sauce from Gordon Ramsay makes the perfect accompaniment to a Christmas goose

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about 20-30 minutes

Ingredients

600ml chicken stock

250ml red wine

3 tbsp port

3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

200g halved, stoned dates

Method

Boil down the chicken stock, red wine, port and balsamic vinegar by two-thirds. Meanwhile, cover the dates with boiling water, leave for 5 mins and then drain. Strain the reduced stock and return to the pan with the soaked dates. Simmer sauce for 3-5 mins, then check seasoning and keep warm.

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