Prawn and Port Sauce

1 ts Olive oil
1 Whole clove garlic; minced
1 Whole carrot; Chopped
1 Stick celery; chopped
1 Whole onion; chopped
60 ml Port wine
1 c White wine
1 c Water
250 g Tomatoes; chopped
2 tb Tomato puree


Remove shells from Prawns and set aside prawns for another use. Heat oil in pan and saute garlic. Add carrot, celery and onion. Cook until onion is soft. Add Prawn shells Cook for 2 minutes. Add Port and simmer until reduced by half. Add wine, water, tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer covered for 15 minutes.

Strain mixture through calunder or sieve. Return sauce to pan and summer uncovered for about 20 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup. Add Evaporated skim milk and stir until heated through.