Journal What types of sauces can you think of? What is in it? How does it look? What color is it?
Sauces
What is a sauce? Sauce- Flavorful liquid + thickening agent+ seasonings
Functions of a sauce Flavor Appearance Moistness Richness Color
What is gravy? Gravy- Made from pan drippings (fond), and thickened with roux or slurry.
Mother sauces A mother sauce is a sauce that is used to be made into another sauce. Just like we use chicken stock to make chicken soup.
5 Mother Sauces Béchamel- ( bash-a-mel) Veloute- (vel-ou-tay) Espagnole- (es- pan- yole) Tomato Hollandaise- (hol-lan-days)
Béchamel Flavored milk thickened with a white roux. Second sauce Mornay- béchamel with the addition of cheese.
Veloute White stock thickened with a blond roux. Second sauce Sauce supreme- Veloute with the addition of cream.
Espagnole Brown stock, brown roux, flavoring ingredients, and tomato product.
Hollandaise- Clarified butter and egg yolk. Tomato- tomato puree, mire poix, small amount of stock.