Bual - the medium sweet Madeira
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About Bual
As with all Madeiras it is produced on the Portuguese island Madeira, and named after the grape type used to produce it. Widely used in cooking, and a favourite of several American presidents, Madeira is traditionally a desert drink.
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About Madeira
The Fortified wine
Despite being the drink in which the Declaration of Independence was traditionally toasted, and a favourite of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Madeira is not well known in the US today. It has wider support in the international community.
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Madeira vintages and more
There are a number of suppliers of Madeiras overseas who will ship internationally. They are included here as they have a better range than the US suppliers I have found, includng some rare vintages.
In Europe, a cheaper range of cookuing madeiras, made from Tinta negra mole rather than official madeira grapes, can be bought from Oddbins.
Rare Madeira
Companies like Berry Brothers and Rudd in London (See their Bual Page), Fortnum and Mason and several other shops offer extensive ranges. If you can't get there, then you could try ordering online (they ship internationally) or
who offer a range of rare wines.
Madeira and Sausage Casserole
- Serves: 3-4
- Prep Time: 20-30mins
- Total Time: 2-3 hours
One of the joys of cooking with madeira is that it can give a nice taste to even the most ordinary dish. You don't have to use it for fine dining, or anything that will take more time than you usually would. This recipe is an example of that, but you could simply subsitute it for red wine in your own standard casserole.
Ingredients
- 6 x pork sausages
- 1 x large onion
- 1 x pack button mushrooms
- 3 x large carrots
- 1 x colman packet sauce
- madeira (to taste)
Instructions
1) Cut the sausages to size. Inch cubes will help with even cooking. Add to casserole dish
2) Slice the onion and add to casserole.
3) Peel and wash the mushrooms and add.
4) Wash and peel the carrots, then dice them and add.
5) Make Colemans casserole mix. Follow instructions, and pour over casseole. (See, I said this was a basic recipe).
6) Add Madeira to taste.
7) Slow cook for two hours. This will reduce the alcohol while leaving the flavour.
You could try venison sausages, as Bual is supposed to go very well with venison, but I haven't tried it myself.
Bloggers on Bual Madeira
- Madeira refortified
- By Jancis Robinson Every now and then I am asked what my desert island wine would be. The answer is, coincidentally, very much an island drink, the eponymous wine of the volcanic Atlantic archipelago of Madeira. This is partly because I think fine ...
- Vintage $350 Madeira Beats Pricey Burgundy, Champagne
- By John Mariani on May 20, 2012 It isn't every day that wine writers get to taste Madeiras from 1910 and 1912 over lunch, but I had a chance to taste those two old-timers in an array that also included examples ranging from a 1920 to a pubescent 1996.
- Food & Wine Matching can be Fun
- A 15-year-old Bual was too acid, but the Blandy's ten-year-old Malmsey was very good. So there were the answers for my Peking Duck and its challenging sauce, this old and rare Recioto della Valpolicella, or a ten-year-old Malmsey Madeira (which has the ...
- Jersey Royals
- I rated this as a very good wine with vibrancy, finesse and delicacy, but it just lacked a touch of intensity of botrytis character to be outstanding. Last, and certainly not least, was Bual 1900 from de Souza. This Madeira was a truly sumptuous wine!
All About Madeira
The fortified wine
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