Recipe - Stock-Based Curry Sauce

3 tablespoon Butter
1 Clove Garlic, Crushed
2 md Onions, Chopped
3 To 4 Tsps Curry Powder
3 cup Brown Stock (See Stocks)
2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 tablespoon White Wine Vinegar
2 tablespoon Unbleached Flour
One fourth cup Muscat Raisins plumped in
One half cup of boiling water

Use this pungent sauce for chicken and lamb. The stronger the curry powder
used, the more bite the final dish will have. Add a dried red pepper or
two, if you like fiery hot flavors.

for 10 minutes and drained. Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste

Melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic
and onions and saute until transparent, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the
curry powder, stock, Worcestershire sauce,and vinegar and simmer over low
heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Blend the flour with little cold water until
smooth and then stir into the sauce and simmer until thickened, about 6
minutes. Add the raisins and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer
one minute longer and serve immediately.

Yield: About 2 cups of sauce.

From The Complete Book Of Sauces by Sallie Y. Williams