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Whatisa
Sauce?
⦿Moist liquid component
served with the dish.
⦿Adds contrasting and
complementary flavors.
⦿Adds to the texture and
enhances the taste.
⦿Adds visual interest to
the dish.
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ThickeningAgents
⦿Roux-Refinedflourcookedwith
equal quantity of butter. Types are
White, Blond andBrownroux.
⦿Slurry-Cornstarchwithwater.
⦿BeurreMaine-Equalparts of
flourand butterkneaded
together
⦿Laison–Onepartegg yolkandthree
parts cream.
⦿Butter–Also addsshine.
⦿Blood
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Bechamel
⦿Commonly known
as whitesauce.
⦿Made with one
parts ofwhiteroux
and10 partsof
milk.
⦿Made first by
Louis de
Behcamel,chief
steward of King
LouisXIV.
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Veloute
Literally means
velvet.
Made with
blond roux and
white stock
(Chicken, Fish
or Veal)
Very light and
blond color.
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Espagnole(Brown
sauce)
MeansSpanish.
Datesbacktothe
18
th
century.
Finest ham and
tomatowassaidto
comefromSpain.
Thickening rich
brown stockwith
brownroux.
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TomatoSauce
Traditional French
tomato sauce is
thickened with butter
roux.
More commonly
associated with Italian
cuisine.
French recipe includes-
Tomato concasse, pork,
vegetables, thickened
with roux.
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Hollandaise(Dutch
Sauce)
Warm,emulsifiedsauce.
Basedonegg yolksand
butter.
InFrenchitmeans
Dutch style.
Since the sauce is
heavy, it is served in less
quantity and used
primarily as a topping
sauce.
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Mayonnaise
A cold emulsified sauce
based on egg yolks.
Constitutes of egg
yolks, oil, vinegar or
lemon juice.
If not handled well, it
can curdle.
Very popular dipping
and spreading sauce.