What is Au Jus? Au Jus is a French culinary term meaning "with Juice". Au Jus is typically served with prime rib, roast beef, and French dip sandwiches as a dipping sauce.
For the last several years on New Year's Eve, we've been making prime rib but have not been making the Au Jus to accompany it. This year I decided it was time to make the Au Jus just like you get in a restaurant.
Traditional au jus is made using the drippings from roasted meat. However, I did not use the drippings from the meat, and it came out fantastic. My method and recipe will show you how to make rich, savory au jus.
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of butter or the beef drippings, I used the butter
3 tablespoons of dry red wine
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups low-sodium beef broth
Instructions:
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over high heat.
- Add the red wine, beef broth, and Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine.
- Add the onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Using a whisk stir until all is incorporated.
- Bring this to a boil, once it begins to boil turn to medium to low heat and simmer for five minutes.
Give it a taste and add salt and a little pepper if needed. Serve warm with your meat choice.
If you are going to use the meat drippings, then eliminate the butter. Either way, this will be a restaurant-quality dipping sauce for your prime rib, roast beef, or French dip sandwich.This AuJus is so easy to make for home cooks who want to bring restaurant-quality flavors to their table. So, you don't have to be a seasoned chef to make this Au Jus.
Click the link below to find my recipe and method for the perfect Prime Rib:
