The Five Mother Sauces and How To Use Them | Hilda's Kitchen Blog

The Five Mother Sauces and How To Use Them | Hilda's Kitchen Blog

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With 5 mother sauces, you can cook hundreds of dishes! Known as the French mother sauces, these are the building blocks of classic cuisine.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • Sometimes includes nutmeg, bay leaf, or white pepper.
  • 2 cups stock
  • Sometimes includes white wine, thyme, or parsley.
  • 2 tablespoon butter or beef tallow
  • 2 cups brown stock (or substitute beef bone broth)
  • 2-3 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ½ cup mirepoix (onion, carrots, and celery)
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 1 can of tomatoes
  • ½-1 cup stock
  • Sometimes includes butter, oregano, basil.
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Sometimes includes cayenne pepper, tarragon, chives, or Dijon mustard.

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