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Classic French Sauces
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Marchand de Vin
A reduction of red wine with shallots, butter, and demi-glace. Traditionally served with grilled or roasted meats.
Bearnaise
Clarified butter, egg yolks, white wine vinegar, shallots, and tarragon. Commonly served with steak.
Béchamel
Milk, butter, and flour. Typically used in lasagna, moussaka, or as a base for other sauces.
Soubise
Onions, butter, cream, and sometimes rice, pureed and mixed into a Béchamel sauce. Commonly served with rice dishes and poultry.
Hollandaise
Egg yolks, clarified butter, and lemon juice or vinegar. Often served with eggs Benedict, asparagus, or fish.
Choron
A variation of Béarnaise sauce with added tomato puree. Served with meat or eggs.
Demi-glace
A rich brown sauce made by reducing Espagnole sauce and brown stock. Used for meats, as the base for other sauces, or as a glaze.
Sauce Tomat
Tomatoes, vegetables, stock, and seasonings. Used for pasta, pizza, and as a base for other sauces.
Espagnole
Brown stock (usually veal), tomatoes, mirepoix (onions, carrots, and celery), and flour. Used as a base for demi-glace and served with red meats.
Mornay
Béchamel sauce with Gruyère and Parmesan cheese. Often used in mac and cheese, vegetables, or fish dishes.
Nantua
A Béchamel sauce with cream, butter, crayfish butter, and sometimes brandy. Usually served with seafood or eggs.
Velouté
Stock (chicken or fish), butter, and flour. Used for chicken dishes, fish dishes, and as a base for other sauces.
Robert
A brown mustard sauce with onions, white wine, and demi-glace. Often accompanies pork dishes.
Lyonnaise
Onions caramelized in butter, combined with white wine and demi-glace. Named after the city of Lyon and great with meats.
Remoulade
Mayonnaise base with herbs, capers, gherkins, anchovies, and mustard. Served cold with cold meats, fish, or French fries.
Bercy
White wine, shallots, parsley, and demi-glace, often with lemon juice and butter. Typically served with fish.
Ravigote
White wine vinegar, shallots, herbs (tarragon, chervil, etc.), and capers, often served cold as a dressing or dip.
Bordelaise
A reduction of red wine, bone marrow, shallots, butter, and demi-glace. Excellent with steak and other red meats.
Chasseur
Demi-glace with mushrooms, shallots, and white wine, sometimes with tomatoes and parsley. Pairs well with poultry and game.
Normande
Fish velouté with cream, butter, egg yolks, and often with mushroom trimmings and oyster liquor. Served with fish and seafood dishes.
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