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Sauces and Dips

A flavor library by Sixto Carreon.

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Category: Sauces

Pourable, spoonable, simmered, plated, and finishing sauces that bring depth, moisture, and balance to a dish.

Inasal Chicken Marinade in a serving bowl.
Marinades

Filipino Pork Barbecue Marinade Recipe

Calamansi, banana ketchup, and garlic for pork skewers. Filipino pork barbecue needs a balance of salty soy, bright calamansi, and the rounded sweetness of banana ketchup.

255 minutes About 300 ml; enough for 1 kg sliced pork
Béchamel Sauce in a serving bowl.
Sauces

Béchamel Sauce Recipe

A pale roux, warm milk, and a little nutmeg. A good béchamel tastes gently of milk and butter, with enough body to settle between layers of lasagne or cover a gratin.

20 minutes About 550 g
A Classic French Mustard Sauce with Creamy, Tangy Depth
Sauces

Sauce Moutarde Recipe

Dijon and wholegrain mustard enrich a demi-glace and white-wine sauce. Whisk in cold butter off the heat to finish it with a glossy texture.

30 minutes About 400 g
A Classic French Béchamel Enriched with Melted Cheese
Sauces

Sauce Mornay Recipe

A classic cheese-enriched béchamel for gratins, vegetables, and baked pasta. A butter-and-flour roux thickens the milk before Gruyère and Parmesan are stirred in off the heat.

25 minutes 8 servings
A Classic French Reduction with Deep, Glossy Flavor
Sauces

Demi-Glace Sauce Recipe

A simplified demi-glace-style reduction made from brown veal stock, red wine, roasted mirepoix, tomato paste, and herbs. Reduce it slowly and salt only after tasting the concentrated sauce.

70 minutes About 400 g
Sauce Veloute
Sauces

Velouté Sauce Recipe

A pale roux thickens hot chicken or fish stock into a smooth velouté. Add the stock gradually while whisking, then simmer until the sauce coats a spoon.

30 minutes About 400 g
Samfaina Sauce Recipe
Sauces

Samfaina Sauce Recipe

Samfaina combines aubergine, zucchini, peppers, onion, and tomatoes, cooked gently until tender and glossy. Keep the vegetables distinct as the tomato reduces around them.

1 hour 15 minutes Approximately 1 kg