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Cream Sauce Without The Cream

Cream Sauce Without the Cream

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Course: Sauces & Dressings, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Low Phosphorus, Low Potassium, Low Protein, Low Sodium, Plant-Based
Diet Type: CKD, Dialysis, VLPD
Servings: 8
Calories: 109kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup onions finely chopped
  • 2/3 cup white rice
  • 5 cups chicken broth reduced-sodium
  • Check your labels here closely! You will want to find the lowest sodium broth or stock possible. When I looked the sodium content ranged anywhere from 70 mg/cup - 500+ mg/cup. Pacific Low Sodium Free Range Chicken Broth,found at my local Kroger, had 70 mg/serving.
  • 1 cup dry white wine; make sure to get a true dry white wine, not "cooking wine" as this can be quite salty.
  • 1/4 tsp salt; optional - we thought that the very small touch of salt in this recipe helped with the flavor. However, if you are using a lot of flavorful herbs in your dish you could do without the salt. Also, if you can't find a low-sodium broth/stock (<150 mg then definitely leave out the salt.)

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add broth and wine and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the rice is very soft and the liquid is greatly reduced, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly
  • Transfer the mixture to a blender and puree, in batches if necessary, until smooth. (Alternatively, puree in the pot with an immersion blender.) The consistency should be similar to a pourable sauce; add more broth or water as needed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator or using the defrost setting on your microwave.
Tip: To make the sauce vegetarian, we like to use chicken-flavored vegetarian broth over regular vegetable broth for its hearty, rich flavor and pale yellow color. Look for “no-chicken” broth in the natural-foods section of well-stocked supermarkets.

Nutrition

Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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