Saffron Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter 
• 2 cups champagne 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper white
• 0.3 teaspoon saffron threads 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 6 small shallots chopped
• 1 cup whipping cream 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sieve

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet; add shallots, and saute 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in champagne, and cook 7 to 9 minutes or until reduced by half. Stir in whipping cream, salt, pepper, and saffron; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring constantly, 5 minutes.
2. Pour sauce through a wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding shallots and saffron.