Sauces Flashcards

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The 2 classic hot sauces

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Mother or leading sauces
Small or compound

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The 5 mother sauces

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  1. Bechannel
    2.Veloute
  2. Espogole
  3. tomato
  4. hallandaise
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3
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Coulis

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purees of fruits or vegetable for sauce base

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Infusion

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Extraction of flavors before boiling steeping, filtering, and dripping liquid in process

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4
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beurre blanc

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white butter

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5
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Beurre rouge

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red butter

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Examples of modern sauces

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flavored butter
flavored oils
salsas
relishes
pan gravy

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7
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Sauce

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a liquid thickening agent, wth seasoings

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3 things that make good sauce

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  1. Makes good stock
  2. Uses thickening agent properly
  3. seasoned properly
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Thickening agents for starches

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The gelatinization of starches ( absorbing liquid)

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4 things for thickening agents

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  1. lump free
  2. good clean flavor( not floury or pasty)
  3. coats back of spoon
  4. No breaking or separation
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Roux

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Thickening agent , equal parts four and fat ( cooked for lumps)

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12
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white roux

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cooked briefly ( removed when bubble appear)

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Blond roux

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Cooked longer, caramelized (richer flavor)

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14
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Good roux is

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stiff, not runny or pour able

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Brown Roux

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Cooked longer, Dark and Nety, ( required to thicken)

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16
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To add roux to liquid

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Hot roux in cold stock, stir vigorously
Hot stock to cold roux , stir vigorously

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Guideline for roux

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  1. No aluminum
  2. heavy pots ( No scorching or burning)
  3. No extreme temps ( too cold fat solidify/ to hot spatter with liquid)
  4. Don’t over thicken ( till almost boiling)
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Cornstarch

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Fine white powder =, pure starch for corn, glassy shine

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Rules for cornstarch

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  1. One unite twice as flour
  2. Prolonged heating breaks down thickening power
    3, No reheating
    4, Breas down with frozen products
  3. Must be mixed with cool liquids
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Slurry

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raw starch and cold liquid

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If its a hot liquid with a slurry

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stir constantly

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Arrowroot

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roots of tropical plants, clearer, expensive, does not break down

23
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Beurre Maine

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equal parts flour and soft butter , used for quick thickening

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Emulsification
Unfixable liquids are uniform state, emulsifying agent must be present
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Liaison
egg yolks and heavy cream, richness an smoothness ( extra care prevents coagulation)
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permanent emulsion
last for days
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semipermenat emulsion
last for hours
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Temporary emulsions
Not a lot
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Reduction
The sauces moisture turns to steam making it have more flavor and concentration
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Straining
cheesecloth/ China caps, removes lumps getting consistency
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Monter au Beurre
swirling or whisking whole butter into sauce for shine, flavor and richness
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The Bechamel family
Traditionally made by adding heavy cream to thick veal veloutte
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The Bechamel family today
thickening scalded milk with a white roux and adding seasonings
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The Veloute family
thickening white stock or fish stock with roux.
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Allemande
intermediary sauce made by adding lemon juice and a lisson to chicken or veal Veloute
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Supreme
an intermediary sauce made by adding cream to chicken Veloute
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The esponagone family
(Brown saucem full bodied, rich) brown stock to which brown Roux, Mirepox, and tomato puree have ben added
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Demi glaze
half brown sauce, half brown stock,
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jus lie
(fond lie) easier and lighter then demi glaze, rich brown stock thickend by arrowroot r cornstarch and seasoned rich brown stock s simmered ad reduced to thicken with geltin
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The tomato sauce family
tomatoes, vegetables seasoings, and white stock thickend by brown or blond roux.
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The tomato family today
tomotes vegtables and seasonings are simmered together in puree
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Gastrique
Caramelized sugar deglaze with vinegar, used to flavor tomato or savory fruit sauces