The closest to universal sauces are: mayo, ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.
Mayo & relish can be combined to make Tartar sauce for fish.
Mayo, ketchup, & relish, combined make Thousand Island dressing.
Mustard & relish combine to make hot dog relish.
But the truly universal sauce is a white sauce.
Make a blonde roux with equal parts butter & flour.
Cook until it turns yellow & whisk in milk until thickened.
You can then add anything you like for flavoring.
Grated cheese for cheese sauce.
Grated vegetables to make cream soups;
Broccoli, carrots, potatoes, squash, etc.
Similarly a brown sauce is made by adding flour to melted fat.
Cooking until blended then diluted with stock.
Brown sauces are also called gravy.
A basic sauce that serves as a base sauce to use in making other variations of the original sauce. Initially perfected by the French, all sauces are now universally categorized into one of 5 groups of sauces serving as a base or foundation for others sauces and referred to as the Grand or Mother Sauces. This group of sauces must be able to prepared in large batches for use as a foundation for making smaller versions that are seasoned and flavored separately, but all using one of the 5 Grand Sauces as their base. The Grand Sauces include:
1) Brown (demi-glace) or Espagnole - sauces that are brown stock-based, such as brown sauces. Common sauces in this group include Bordelaise, Chasseur, Chateaubriand, Diable, Diane, Estragon, Lyonnaise, Madère, Madeira, Moscovite, Mushroom, Piquante, Porto, Robert, Romaine, Tarragon, and Zingara.
2) Velouté - sauces that are made with white stock and roux. Common sauces in this group include, Allemande, Ravigote, Suprème, and White Bordelaise.
3) Béchamel - sauces that are made with milk and pale roux. Common sauces in this group include Crème, Mornay and Soubise.
4) Red or Tomato Sauces - tomato based sauces. Common sauces in this category include Spaghetti sauce, Marinara sauce and a wide variety of tomato sauces.
5) Emulsions - sauces that are emulsified such as Hollandaise or Mayonnaise.
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1) Brown (demi-glace) or Espagnole - sauces that are brown stock-based, such as brown sauces. Common sauces in this group include Bordelaise, Chasseur, Chateaubriand, Diable, Diane, Estragon, Lyonnaise, Madère, Madeira, Moscovite, Mushroom, Piquante, Porto, Robert, Romaine, Tarragon, and Zingara.
2) Velouté - sauces that are made with white stock and roux. Common sauces in this group include, Allemande, Ravigote, Suprème, and White Bordelaise.
3) Béchamel - sauces that are made with milk and pale roux. Common sauces in this group include Crème, Mornay and Soubise.
4) Red or Tomato Sauces - tomato based sauces. Common sauces in this category include Spaghetti sauce, Marinara sauce and a wide variety of tomato sauces.
5) Emulsions - sauces that are emulsified such as Hollandaise or Mayonnaise.
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