What is Sage Wine Sauce?
Sage wine sauce is a butter-based sauce with white wine, sage, rosemary and parmesan. It has a rich, creamy texture and an earthy, savory flavor. It can be tossed with pasta such as ravioli, gnocchi, with mushrooms, or over roasted or fried chicken.
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White wine is an alcoholic beverage made mainly from green, white or yellow grapes. Red grapes are occasionally used. The wine goes through a fermentation process before bottling and potentially aging. Common white wines include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay. White wine is a pale yellow color and varies in shade, depending on the kind of wine. The flavor is milder than red wine and has less tannins. White wine can be sweet or dry and range across many flavors, including fruity, citrusy, floral, minerally and oaky. The ABV hovers between 12.5% - 14.5%. It is best served cool.
Butter is made from churned cream, usually from a cow. It has a cream color and a texture that is smooth and melts easily. The flavor is mild and creamy. Butter is often sold in square sticks, or as a flat or round block. It is delicious on bread. It pairs better in baked goods than salted butter, due to its more neutral taste. It also makes an excellent cooking fat.
Parmesan, also called Parmigiano-Reggiano is a type of aged cow's milk cheese. Parmigiano-Reggiano must be made in Italy and is the authentic real deal. Parmesan is extremely similar, but made outside of Italy and may use slightly different methods, depending on the maker and brand. Parmesan or Parmigiano-Reggiano is aged for an average of two years and comes in a wheel shape that is cut into smaller wedges. It has a golden color and a texture than is hard and grainy. The flavor is intense, salty and extremely umami. It perks up many savory food items.
Sage is an herb used primarily in various Western and Middle Eastern cuisines, but can be found outside of these regions. The herb grows on tender green stalks and the 1-2 inch leaves are long, tapered and fuzzy. Dried ground sage is fluffy and broken into tiny pieces. The herb is green and tastes astringent, bitter and sweet. Sage is a popular herb in American Thanksgiving dishes and is usually used in savory foods.
Fresh rosemary is the leaves of the rosemary plant, a popular cooking herb. The long, narrow leaves are chopped up and used as a seasoning for beef, pork, poultry, lamb and fish dishes. It has a sharp, piney flavor.
Salt is a mineral composed mostly of sodium chloride. It is the main flavoring used in food and is naturally occurring in certain foods, such as cheese, beets, meat and celery, plus many others. Salt is white and has finer granules than sugar. Many commercial salts include iodide, while others exclude it. Most salts are white, while some are naturally pale pink with minerals. Salt brings out the flavor of something and can create a tangy mouthfeel, if used in excess.
