Sauce Africaine

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Sauce Africaine is a "small" brown sauce, derived from Sauce Espagnole [ehs-pan-NYOHL] (basic brown sauce), one of the five "mother sauces" of French cooking. As its name suggests, sauce africaine gets its flavor from African/Creole seasonings. This hearty sauce compliments steak, chops, and chicken.

Though not as quickly prepared as some other sauces, its basic method is the same as most other "small" brown sauces: special flavoring are cooked, reduced in wine, then combined with the sauce Espagnole.