Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2        tablespoons  oil
  2        tablespoons  unbleached flour
  1              small  onion finely chopped
  10            ounces  beef broth -- (1 can) plus
  10            ounces  water -- (1 can full)
  3        tablespoons  tomato paste
     1/2           cup  ham -- finely chopped
     1/2           cup  mushrooms -- chopped
  4             medium  shallots or green onions -- finely chopped
  4        tablespoons  butter
     1/2           cup  dry red wine
  1         tablespoon  lemon juice
  1         tablespoon  fresh thyme -- chopped (or 1 tsp
                        -- dried)
  1         tablespoon  worcestershire sauce

Preparation:

Make a roux by stirring 2 Tbls of oil and 2 Tbls of flour in a heavy skillet, over medium heat, until chocolate brown. Add the onion and wilt then add the broth, water, tomato paste, ham and mushrooms. Cook until thickened and reduced to half, about 30 minutes. In a small pan, saute the shallots in 4 Tbls of butter. Add the red wine and simmer several more minutes. Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and thyme. Before serving, strain out the solids and serve over the steak. hope this helps

Nutritional Information:

173 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (73% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 27mg Cholesterol; 575mg Sodium