Understanding Sauces
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:
  • Humidity
  • Flavor
  • It enriches foods
  • Appearance (adds color And texture)
  • Interest (to the person who is eating the dish)

The Structure of a sauce
The 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
    different types of liquid or layers to start a sauce.
  • White stock
  • Brown stock
  • Milk
  • Tomato And stock
  • Clarified butter.
  1. Thickening agent, (the sauce needs to stick to the food), there different
    types of thickening agents:
  • Roux = 50% fat (butter) + 50% flour
  • Starch (vegetables, potatoes, bread, grains)
  • Cornstarch
  1. Seasonings And additional flavorings (2nd layer of flavor).
  • Mirepoix = 50% onions, 25% celery, 25% carrots
  • Onion pique = ½ onion, bay leaf, cloves
  • Bouquet garni = any type of vegetables or herbs tied together And
    used to flavor dishes.
  • 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.
    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 in different
    combinations to create a new sauce. To create these new sauces first cook the
    mother sauce And then add the ingredients listed on the combination list that is
    after every mother sauce recipe.
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