Emberwharf Classic Verjus Brown

Name: Emberwharf Classic Verjus Brown
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1¾ cups (400 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: ⅓ cup verjus (79.92 ml) Verjus; 3 shallots thinly sliced Shallot; 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (5 ml) Thyme; 1 bay leaf Bay Leaf; 1½ cups veal stock (360 ml) Veal Stock; 4 Tbsp cold unsalted butter cubes (60 ml) Butter; sea salt (2 g) Sea Salt; white pepper (0.5 g) White Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Thierry Rautureau recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Thierry Rautureau.

A quick pan finish for steak and poultry.

Ratio

Verjus 80 mlThyme 5 mlVeal Stock 360 mlButter 60 ml

Ingredients

Verjus — ⅓ cup verjus (79.92 ml)
Shallot — 3 shallots thinly sliced
Thyme — 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (5 ml)
Bay Leaf — 1 bay leaf
Veal Stock — 1½ cups veal stock (360 ml)
Butter — 4 Tbsp cold unsalted butter cubes (60 ml)
Sea Salt — sea salt (2 g)
White Pepper — white pepper (0.5 g)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Emberwharf Classic Verjus Brown wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Thierry Rautureau. French / Pacific Northwest. Cited awards include: James Beard Best Chef: Northwest 1998 (Rover's).

Originally published as Classic Verjus Brown Sauce.

Adapted from a Thierry Rautureau recipe (Thierry Rautureau / ChefShop (Alliance Française Seattle guest proof)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Thierry Rautureau / ChefShop (Alliance Française Seattle guest proof) (published as “Classic Verjus Brown Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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