Pikante Bruine Saus

Description
This spicy brown sauce goes well with hare, venison, wild Duck, Steak, oxtongue and mutton.

Ingredients

 * 1/2 liter stock
 * 40gr butter
 * 50gr lean smoked Ham
 * 40gr flour
 * piece of carrot
 * Onion
 * parsley
 * thyme
 * bay leaf
 * 4 peppers
 * 1 tblsp pureed tomato
 * meat extract
 * soy sauce
 * meat drippings

Directions
Fry the cubed lean smoked Ham together with the herbs in a lidded pot on a low heat. Add the flour and let it brown, stirring all the while. Add the hot stock in small amounts at a time, stirring all the while, bringing the liquid to the boil in between. Add the pureed tomato and then leave the sauce to simmer for another 15 minutes in a lidded pot.

Put through the sieve, and add some meat extract, soy sauce or meat drippings to taste.