TLEEEEEEEEEEEE Flashcards
Primary class of sauces also called as grand sauces or mother sauces
Leading sauces
made from milk and white roux
Béchamel
made from white stock and white Or blond roux
Velouté
made from brown stock and brown roux
Brown sauce or espagnole
made from stock and tomato (roux is optional because tomato sauces are naturally thick)
Tomato sauce
made from butter and egg yolk
Hollandaise
is a white sauce made by adding cheese to béchamel.
Different kinds of cheeses are used like Gruyère, Emmenthal or cheddar cheese. Mornay sauce can be used to make macaroni and cheese or mac n’ cheese.
Mornay sauce
white sauce made by adding prepared mustard to béchamel.
It is a versatile sauce that can be paired with chicken, beef, salmon, and vegetable dishes
Mustard sauce
Popular sauce that pars well with a variety of dishes
Mushroom sauce
White sauce that adds chopped herbs and this sauce compliments fish and seafod dishes
Herb sauce
Is a white sauce made by adding tomato pureé to a vesl or chiken veloute. Paris well with eggs
Aurora sauce
is a brown sauce made by adding Madeira wine to espagnole. Madeira wine has a sweet and nutty flavor. The sauce pairs well with steaks and roasts.
Madeira
is a brown sauce made by adding dry red wine to espagnole.
The sauce is named after the Bordeaux region in France which is famous for its wines. is traditionally served with steak or grilled beef and garnished with poached beef marrow.
Bordelaise sauce
is a brown sauce made by adding peppercorns to espagnole. Poivre is the French word for pepper. The sauce is generously seasoned with crushed black peppercorns.
Sauce poîvrade
is a spicy sauce made by adding onion, celery, bell peppers and cayenne to the classic tomato sauce. Creole cuisine refers to a style of cooking that developed in the southern states of America. It has French, Spanish, and African influences
Creole sauce
is a sweet-tangy sauce made by adding orange juice and grated orange rinds to hollandaise. Blood oranges, which is a variety of oranges with dark red flesh, are the preferred kind of orange to use in this sauce. Maltaise sauce goes well with broccoli and asparagus.
Maltaise sauce
is a flavorful liquid, thickened to the desired consistency
sauce
a well made soup is
-smooth
-thick enough to cling on food and it is not gluey
-it has the appropriate color
-it has a balanced flavor
it does not have a starchy taste
-properly seasoned and it is not too salty
simmering the sauce for a long time will make the water evaporate
reduction
break down these bits of food is
deglazing
ingredients for making sauces
-a liquid
-a thickening agent
-seasoning and flavoring ingredients