Must Have Red Wine Reduction Recipes

For some dinners, it’s not enough to just grab a bottle of wine and drink it as is from a glass. Sometimes a good meal calls for a nice wine reduction sauce to add to the meal directly. Don’t freak out, it’s not as hard as it sounds or some people make it sound. Red wine reduction recipes make cooking like a pro easy, you just need a few good links to get you started.

Using a red wine reduction in your recipe is super easy and provides great results. Not to mention, people will be impressed with your cooking “skills.”

There are many fancy cooking methods that will impress people that require very little work. One of the best examples is a red wine reduction sauce.

I love telling people that I’ve made steak with a red wine reduction sauce. Every time I do people seem to be wowed by my cooking skills.

Little do they know, that to make a good red wine reduction sauce all you need is a pan, a little heat, and some red wine.

The sauce is super easy to make and adds great flavor to any dish. Get ready to impress with these red wine reduction recipes.

Pan Seared Filet of Beef with Red Wine Pan Sauce | Have Her Over For Dinner

Mushroom Red Wine Sauce | Real Simple

Coq Au Vin | No Recipes

Braised Vegetables Over Potato Puree | The Beautiful Balance

Vampire Steaks with Garlic Red Wine | Cravings of a Lunatic

Once you’ve looked over a few of these recipes you’ll find that a red wine reduction sauce is as easy as pouring wine into a pan.

Beef Tips in Red Wine Sauce | Just a Pinch

Jack’s Ultimate Steak Marinade | Plain Chicken

Slow Cooker Italian Red Wine Roast Beef | Bare Feet in The Kitchen

Beef Stew in Red Wine | Food and Wine

Red Wine Braised Chicken and Mushrooms | Happy and Harried

Finding the perfect red wine for cooking isn’t that hard. Although my rule of thumb is always: “Never use wine you won’t drink on its own”.

French Beef Stew With Red Wine | Katie at The Kitchen Door

Beef Tenderloin with Shallot and Reduction of Red Wine | Williams-Sonoma Taste

Seared Duck Breast | Alexandra Cooks

Merlot Meatballs | Sugar & Soul

New York Strip Steak | The Cookie Rookie

Yes, there is a debate about drinking the wine you cook with and cooking with the wine you drink. I just know what I like so why not use it?

Best Damn Short Ribs | Call Me PMC

Lamb Shanks in Red Wine Sauce | Recipetin Eats

Gordon Ramsay’s Beef Wellington | Pink Post-It Note

Braised Meatballs | Spicy Southern Kitchen

Peppered Beef Filet | Culinary Trends

Even better, if you DO use wine you would drink to cook your recipe, pair it with the meal. What better wine pairing could you accomplish? The flavors will all certainly match up!