5 Mother Sauces & Derivatives (French)
History of the 5 Mother Sauces
1. Béchamel Sauce & Variations
Béchamel Sauce (White Sauce - milk & roux)
Lemon Cream Sauce (good on steamed vegetables)
*Mornay Sauce (cheese, good w/ pasta or on vegetables)
*Garlic Cream Sauce (good on cheese pierogies)
Cheese Sauce (American style sauce for French Fries, etc.)
2. Tomato Sauce
French Tomate Sauce (red, stock added)
5. Velouté Sauce & Variations
Velouté Sauce (blond - white stock & roux, a type of blond "gravy"), plus recipes for variations:
Allemande Sauce
Supreme Sauce
Ex: Chicken Pot Pie is made w/ velouté sauce
Other Basic French Sauces
Beurre Blanc (French white butter sauce)
Thickening Sauces & Gravies
Beurre Manié (butter& flour for thickening)
3. Hollandaise Sauce & Variations
Hollandaise Sauce/Mayonnaise (butter & egg yolk emulsion) & variations:
Mustard Hollandaise (good w/ fish)
Mousseline Sauce (Hollandaise blended w/ whipped cream - good w/ artichokes, eggs or shellfish)
How to Make a Satiny, Full-Bodied Hollandaise Sauce
Sauce Béarnaise (traditional w/ Chateaubriand)
Difference between Mayonnaise & Aioli
4. Espagnole Sauce & Variations
Espagnole Sauce (brown stock, brown roux, & tomato puree - a type of brown "gravy")
Sauce Robert (adds mustard)
Sauces for Meats & Poultry
General Information - A condiment is a spice, sauce, or preparation that is added to food to impart a particular flavor, to enhance its flavor, or in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally described pickled or preserved foods, but has shifted meaning over time.
Ham
Glazes
*Ham w/ Cloves & Pineapple Rings
*Georgia Ham Glaze (peach preserves)
Brown Sugar Glaze for Ham (& more)
Ham w/ Champagne & Vanilla Glaze
Sauces
Mint Sauce (made w/ fresh mint)
*Brian's Quick Jam/Jelly Mustard Sauce (good made w/ mint jelly & served w/ ham)
Honey Mustard (in Chicken Strips recipe)
*Southern Jezebel Sauce (pineapple preserves, mustard, horseradish)
*Cumberland Sauce (port or red wine, current jelly & mustard)
Cranberry Horseradish Relish (ham or turkey)
Chicken
Dipping Sauces for Chicken Strips:
Blue Cheese
Honey Mustard
Apricot Balsamic
Bottled BBQ Sauce
Turkey
*Cranberry Sauce (turkey)
Duck
Duck Breasts w/ Port-Cherry Sauce
Gravies & Reduction Sauces
Fundamental Rules of Making a Good Pan Sauce
Red Wine Reduction Sauce w/ Mustard & Thyme (for any meat)
*Perfect Pan Gravy (beef, pork, chicken, turkey)
Mushroom Gravy (Salisbury steak)
Pork
Beef
Balsamic Vinegar Reduction Sauce
The Original Worcestershire Sauce
Pickapeppa Sauce (Jamaican)
Mushroom Gravy (Salisbury steak)
Chimichurri Sauce (Argentinean parsley sauce)
Corned Beef
*Mustard Sauce (w/ sour cream)
Lamb
Pâtés & Game
*Cumberland Sauce (port or red wine, current jelly & mustard)
Sauces for Fish & Seafood
Dipping Sauces (cold)
Dill Caper Cream (sour cream)
Louis Sauce (mayo base)
*Remoulade Sauce (mayo base)
Rouille Sauce (mayo, garlic, red peppers)
Mustard Dipping Sauce (mayo base)
Diablo Sauce (tomato base)
Garnishing Sauces (hot)
Creamy Dill Sauce (uses pan drippings)
Beurre Blanc (French white butter sauce)
Shrimp Butter (fish butter)
Sauces for Vegetables & Eggs
Other Sauces & Condiments
Types of Chutneys and Relishes
Types of Chili Sauce (& Hot Sauces)
Homemade Chili Sauce (American version)
Ketchups
Mustards & Mustard Sauces
Homemade Mustards
Best Mustard Ever (for dipping pretzels)
Sweet Hot Mustard (German, recipe adds flavoring to a course-grained mustard)
Mustard Sauces
*Brian's Quick Jam/Jelly Mustard Sauce (good made w/ mint jelly & served with ham)
*Mustard Sauce (w/ sour cream)
Horseradish-Mustard Sauce (good on corned beef)
International Condiments & Sauces
English Condiments
Horseradish Sauce (roast beef)
English Mustard
Worcestershire sauce
Mint Sauce (mint leaves, vinegar & sugar, for lamb)
Red currant jelly (lamb or turkey)
French Condiments
Difference between Mayonnaise & Aioli
Italian Condiments
Gremolata (parsley, garlic, lemon)
Caribbean Condiments
Mojo
Indonesian Condiments
Thai Condiments
Japanese
German Condiments
Sweet Hot Mustard (German)
Greek/Middle Eastern Condiments
Tahini Dressing for Pita Sandwiches
Harissa (hot chile paste)
