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 Understanding Sau  A sauce is a liquid with flavor; it is usually thickened by a thickening agent. They are used to season, flavor and to accentuate the flavors on a dish. They also add:  y Humidity y Flavor  y It enriches foods y  Appearance (adds color and texture)  

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Understanding Sa A sauce is a liquid with flavor; it is usually thickened by a thickening agent. They are used toseason, flavor and to accentuate the flavors on adish. They also add: 

y  Humidity y  Flavor  y  It enriches foods 

y   Appearance (adds color and texture) 

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y  Interest (to the person who is eating the dish) 

The Structure of a sauceThe most common sauces are made from 3 types of ingredients: 

1.  Liquid, the liquid is the body of a sauce (1st layer of flavor). There are 5 differenttypes of liquid or layers to start a sauce. 

y White stock 

y Brown stock 

y Milk 

y Tomato and stock 

y Clarified butter. 

2. Thickening agent, (the sauce needs to stick to the food), there different types of thickeningagents: 

y Roux = 50% fat (butter) + 50% flour  y Starch (vegetables, potatoes, bread, grains) 

y Cornstarch 

3. Seasonings and additional flavorings (2nd layer of flavor). 

y Mirepoix = 50% onions, 25% celery, 25% carrots 

y Onion piquet = ½ onion, bay leaf, cloves 

y Bouquet garni = any type of vegetables or herbs tied together and used to flavor dishes. y Sachet bag = a bag made out of cheesecloth, filled with herbs and spices, to create a

bag and add to a flavor to the dish. This is

used when the chef does not want to see the herb in the finished dish.  

Procedure: 

1. In a medium sauce pot heat the milk, onion piquet at a simmer for 20 minutes.  2. Make a white roux with butter and flour.3. Remove the onion piquet from the sauce and discard.

4. Add the roux slowly mixing constantly with a hand mixer. Boil (the roux needs to boil so it can startthickening the sauce) then lower the temperature to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.

5. Taste and season.6. Strain the sauce and use.

For each of the following recipes you will need 1 Qt of béchamel sauce.

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Crème sauce: 4 ± 8 Oz of heavy cream, 1 Tsp nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste.

Mornay sauce: 4 Oz Gruyere cheeses, 2 Oz Parmesan cheese, mix until the cheese melts. Finishthe sauce away from the heat with 2Oz butter, if the sauce is too thick you may add hot milk or Crème.

Cheddar cheese sauce: 8 Oz cheddar cheese, ½ tbsp mustard powder, 2Oz Parmesan cheese, ½

tbsp clarified butter and ½ Tsp Worcestershire sauce.

Salsa Soubise: 1 # onions cut into small dice and slightly cooked (the onions can not be browned)and 2 Oz of clarified butter. Cook for 15 minutes at a simmer, strain and serve. 

Procedure: 

1.  Melt the butter in a medium size sauce pot, add the flour blend well and cook until a roux iscreated (the color of the roux will depend on the color of the sauce).

 2. Add the stock gradually, mixing constantly with a hand mixer (it is important to incorporate wellthe roux and stock, this will make a better sauce).

3. Reduce the sauce by half (2 qt) cook for about 1 hour.4. Drain and serve.

For each of the following recipes you will need 1 Qt of Veloute sauce.

White wine sauce: The stock for the veloute of this sauce should be made from fish. Reduce 8 Oz of white wine, 8 Oz heavy cream, 2 Oz butter, salt, pepper and lemon juice by half.

Supreme sauce: The stock for the veloute of this sauce should be made from chicken. Combine 1 Ptheavy cream, 2 Oz butter, salt, pepper and lemon juice.

Paulette: Cook 8 Oz mushrooms in 2Oz of butter and season. Add the veloute and just before serviceadd 2 Oz of Italian parsley and lemon juice to taste.

Mushroom sauce: Cook 4 Oz of mushrooms in 1 Oz of butter, add 1 Tsp of lemon juice add theseingredients to a finished white wine sauce.

Herbs sauce: Add your favorite spices and herbs to a white wine sauce.  

For each of the following recipes you will need 1 Qt of Tomato sauce.

Portuguese sauce: heat 1 tbsp of oil and cook 4 Oz of onions for 3 minutes. Add 1 # of tomatoconcase and 1 tbsp of fresh crushed garlic. Cook the sauce till it reduces by half, add the tomatosauce, season and sprinkle with 2 to 4 tbsp of fresh Italian parsley.

Spanish sauce: Heat 1 tbsp of oil and cook 6 Oz of onions, 4 Oz of green pepper in small dice, 1crushed garlic clove, cook for 5 minutes. Add 4 Oz of sliced bottom mushrooms sliced and cook for 5minutes, add the tomato sauce.

Creolle sauce: Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a medium size sauce pot, add 4 Oz onions in small dice, 2 Oz

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green peppers small dice, 1 tbsp of crushed garlic, 1 bay leaf, pinch of dried thyme, ½ lemon zest,cook for 10 minutes and add tomato sauce, season and serve. 

Procedure: 

1.  In a food processor while its running add eggs, water, lemon juice, pepper and Tabasco sauce.Blend for 5 minutes. 

2. In a small sauce pot heat the butter to 175ºF.  

3. With the food processors running add the butter slowly, taste and season.  

Procedure: 

1.  In a large sauce pot heat 1 tbsp of butter and cook the mirepoix for 5 minutes.  2.  Add the rest of the butter and flour and cook for 10 minutes to create a brown roux.  

3.  Add the stock and tomato pure, mix well, boil and then lower the temperature to a simmer, addthe sachet bag and cook for 1 to 1 ½ hours. Remove grease build up from the surface of thesauce and discard. 

4. Strain the sauce and serve. 

For each of the following recipes you will need 1 Qt of Espanol sauce.

Demi-glaze- 1 Qt of brown stock and reduce the sauce by half, strain and serve.

Whine merchant ± Reduce 6 Oz white wine and 2 Oz shallots. Add 1 Qt of demiglaze and cook for 1hour, strain and serve.

Mushroom sauce ± Heat 2 Oz of butter and cook 2 Oz mushrooms for 5 minutes, add 1 Qt of demiglaze and cook at a simmer for 20 minutes. Add 2 Oz of sherry and a few drops of lemon juice,season and serve.

Deviled ± Reduce 8 Oz of white wine, 4 Oz of shallots, ½ tbsp of pepper. Add 1 Qt of demiglaze andcook at a simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt and cayenne pepper, strain and serve.  

1.  Heat the oil in medium size sauce pot. Add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes at a simmer.  2.  Add the mirepoix and cook but don¶t brown. 3.  Add the tomato pure, tomatoes, sachet bag, sugar, salt and stock. Cook for 1 ± 2 ½ hours.  

4. Strain the sauce and serve. 

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Amount  Ingredients  Cut or

Description 

9  egg yolks 

3 Oz  water   warm 

1 Oz  lemon   juice 

to taste  cayanne  pepper 

1 tbs  salt 

1/4 tbs  white pepper  

to taste  tabasco sauce 

24 Oz   butter   melted 

There are 5 mother sauces; they are called this because we can create many sauces if we use these

sauces as our bases. They can be used indifferent combinations to create a new sauce. To create these new sauces first cook the mother sauceand then add the ingredients listed on thecombination list that is after every mother sauce recipe. 

Amount  Ingredients  Cut or

Description 

1  onion piquet 1/2 onion, bay leaf, 2 cloves 

1 gt  milk   for a richer sauce you may use

heavy cream 

4 Oz  flour   all purpose 

4 Oz   butter  to taste  Salt and pepper   white pepper  

to taste  nutmeg 

Amount  Ingredients  Cut or

Description 

4 Oz   butter  

4 Oz  flour   all purpose 

1 gt  white stock   chicken 

to taste  salt and pepper  

Amount  Ingredients  Cut or

Description 

4 Oz   bacon 

4 Oz  mirepoix onion 50% , celery 25%carrots 25% 

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1 gt  tomatoes  large dice 

1 gt  tomato pure  can 

1 1/2 tbsp  salt 

1 tbsp  sugar  

1 gt  white stock   de pollo, carne o cerdochichen 

1 tbsp   pork bones   baked for 15 min at 400F 

 SATCHET 

thyme 

 bay leaf  

garlic clove 

 pepper  

 parsley 

Amount  Ingredients  Cut and/orDescription 

1 Lb  mirepoix 50% onion, 25% celery,25% carrot 

5 Oz   butter  

5 Oz  flour   all porpuse, 

2 Qt   brown stock  

4 Oz  tomato pure A gusto  salt and pepper  

Satchet

thyme 

 pepper  

 bay leaf  

 parsley 

The recipes are written in a new form, it is a chart that divides the recipes into three categories. 1. Your mise enplace with out having to reed the procedures on the

recipe. 

1. In column number one Amount, it provides you with the amount of the ingredient needed in the recipe.2.In column number two Ingredients, it provides you the name of the ingredient needed for the recipe.

3.In column number three Cut and/or description, it provides you with the cut of the ingredient needed for therecipe and also any relevant information of theingredient (fresh, canned, drained, cooked, etc. 

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