Sauces are an important component of dishes that can enhance taste, moisture, texture and appearance. They are usually thickened liquids that add flavor, richness and moisture to foods. Common basic sauces include white sauces made with milk and roux, velout辿 sauces made with stock and roux, and hollandaise made with butter, eggs and lemon. Proper preparation of sauces requires careful attention to cleanliness, proper thickening techniques like roux, and finishing touches like reduction, straining and butter enrichment.
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2. SAUCES
One of the important components of a
dish is the sauce. Sauces serve a
particular function in the composition
of a dish. These enhance the taste of
the food to be served as well as add
moisture or succulence to food that are
cooked dry. Sauces also enhance the
appearance of a dish by adding luster
and sheen. A sauce that includes a
flavor complementary to a food brings
out the flavor of that food. It defines
and enriches the overall taste and its
texture. Sauce is a fluid dressing for
poultry, meat, fish, dessert and other
culinary products.
3. SAUCE IS A FLAVORFUL LIQUID,
USUALLY THICKENED THAT IS USED TO
SEASON, FLAVOR AND ENHANCE OTHER
FOODS. IT ADDS:
1. MOISTNESS
2. FLAVOR
3. RICHNESS
4. APPEARANCE (COLOR AND SHINE)
5. APPEAL
15. STARCHES ARE THE
MOST COMMONLY
USED THICKENERS FOR
SAUCE MAKING. FLOUR
IS THE PRINCIPAL
STARCH USED. OTHER
PRODUCTS INCLUDE
CORNSTARCH,
ARROWROOT, WAXY
MAIZE, PRE-
GELATINIZED STARCH,
BREADCRUMBS, AND
OTHER VEGETABLES
AND GRAIN PRODUCTS
LIKE POTATO STARCH
AND RICE FLOUR.
16. STARCHES THICKEN BY
GELATINIZATION, WHICH IS
THE PROCESS BY WHICH
STARCH GRANULES ABSORB
WATER AND SWELL MANY
TIMES THEIR ORIGINAL SIZES.
STARCH GRANULES MUST BE
SEPARATED BEFORE HEATING
IN LIQUID TO AVOID
LUMPING. LUMPING OCCURS
BECAUSE THE STARCH ON
THE OUTSIDE OF THE LUMP
QUICKLY GELATINIZES INTO A
COATING THAT PREVENTS
THE LIQUID FROM REACHING
THE STARCH INSIDE.
17. STARCH GRANULES ARE
SEPARATED IN TWO
WAYS:
MIXING THE STARCH
WITH FAT. EXAMPLE:
ROUX
MIXING THE STARCH
WITH A COLD LIQUID.
EXAMPLE: SLURRY
18. ROUX IS A COOKED
MIXTURE OF EQUAL
PARTS BY WEIGHT OF
FAT AND FLOUR.
A ROUX MUST BE
COOKED SO THAT THE
SAUCE DOES NOT
HAVE A RAW,
STARCHY
FLOUR TASTE. THE
KINDS OF ROUX
DIFFER ON HOW
MUCH THEY ARE
22. WHITE ROUX
COOKED JUST
ENOUGH TO
COOK THE RAW
TASTE OF FLOUR;
USED FOR
BCHAMEL AND
OTHER WHITE
SAUCES BASED
ON MILK.
23. BLOND ROUX
COOKED A
LITTLE LONGER
TO A SLIGHTLY
DARKER
COLOR; USED
FOR VELOUTES卒
24. BROWN ROUX
COOKED TO A
LIGHT BROWN
COLOR AND A
NUTTY AROMA.
FLOUR MAY BE
BROWNED BEFORE
ADDING TO THE
FAT. IT
CONTRIBUTES
FLAVOR AND
COLOR TO BROWN
SAUCES
26. METHODS OF PREPARING SAUCES
Sauces Blanches
(White Sauce)
Milk Stock Cream
Light Sauce 1 tbsp 1 tbsp. 1 cup
General Sauce 1遜 tbsps 1 遜 tbsp. 1 cup
Thick Sauce 5 tsps 2 tbsps. 1 cup
27. HYGIENIC PRINCIPLES AND
PRACTICES IN SAUCE MAKING
1. MAKE SURE ALL EQUIPMENT IS
PERFECTLY CLEAN.
2. HOLD SAUCE NO LONGER THAN 1
遜 HOURS. MAKE ONLY ENOUGH TO
SERVE IN THIS TIME,
AND DISCARD ANY THAT IS LEFT
OVER.
3. NEVER MIX AN OLD BATCH OF
SAUCE WITH A NEW BATCH.
4. NEVER HOLD HOLLANDAISE OR
BARNAISE OR ANY OTHER ACID
PRODUCT IN ALUMINUM.
USE STAINLESS-STEEL CONTAINERS.
28. MAKING ROUX
Procedure:
1. Melt fat.
2. Add correct amount of flour, and
stir until fat and flour is thoroughly
mixed.
3. Cook to the desired degree of
white, blond or brown roux.
30. REDUCTION
USING REDUCTION TO
CONCENTRATE BASIC FLAVORS
THE WATER EVAPORATES WHEN
SIMMERED. THE SAUCE BECOMES
MORE CONCENTRATED AND
MORE
FLAVORFUL.
USING REDUCTION TO ADJUST
TEXTURES THE SAUCE MAY BE
SIMMERED UNTIL IT REACHES
THE DESIRED THICKNESS. STOCK
OR OTHER LIQUID MAY BE
ADDED TO THICKENED SAUCE TO
THIN IT OUT, THEN SIMMER TO
REDUCE TO THE RIGHT
CONSISTENCY.
USING REDUCTION TO ADD
NEW FLAVORS. GLAZES OR
REDUCED STOCKS ARE ADDED TO
SAUCES
31. 2. STRAINING
THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT IN ORDER
TO PRODUCE A
SMOOTH, LUMP FREE
SAUCE. STRAINING
THROUGH A CHINA
CAP LINED WITH
SEVERAL LAYERS OF
CHEESECLOTH IS
EFFECTIVE
32. 3. DEGLAZING
TO DEGLAZE MEANS TO
SWIRL A LIQUID IN A
SAUT PAN TO COOKED
PARTICLES OF FOOD
REMAINING ON THE
BOTTOM.
LIQUID SUCH AS WINE OR
STOCK IS USED TO DEGLAZE
THEN REDUCED BY ONE-
HALF OR THREE FOURTHS.
THIS REDUCTION, WITH THE
ADDED FLAVOR OF
THE PAN DRIPPINGS, IS THEN
ADDED TO THE SAUCE.
33. 4. ENRICHING WITH BUTTER
AND CREAM LIAISON MIXTURE
OF EGG YOLKS AND CREAM
ADDED TO SAUCE TO GIVE
EXTRA RICHNESS AND
SMOOTHNESS.
HEAVY CREAM - ADD TO GIVE
FLAVOR AND
RICHNESS TO SAUCE
BUTTER - ADD SOFTENED
BUTTER TO HOT SAUCE
AND SWIRL UNTIL IT MELTS.
SERVE IMMEDIATELY
TO PREVENT SEPARATION OF
BUTTER
BUTTER GIVES EXTRA SHINE
AND SMOOTHNESS
TO THE SAUCE.
34. 5. SEASONING ADDS AND DEVELOP FLAVOR
EX:
SALT
LEMON JUICE
CAYENNE
WHITE PEPPER
SHERRY AND MADEIRA