brown sauce
Brown Sauce This is a classical French brown sauce, also called sauce espagnole. It is the basis for many other sauces. The secret is to use good quality, strong beef stock and to ...
Ingredients
- 1/2cupdiced carrots
- 1/2cupdiced onion
- 1/2cupdiced celery
- 4tablespoondiced lean bacon, blanched and drained
- 4tablespoonclarified butter
- 4tablespoonflour
- 8cupbeef stock, boiling
- 3tablespoontomato paste
Directions
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Brown Sauce This is a classical French brown sauce, also called sauce espagnole
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It is the basis for many other sauces
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The secret is to use good quality, strong beef stock and to simmer the sauce very slowly
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It freezes well
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1/2 cup diced carrots 1/2 cup diced onion 1/2 cup diced celery 4 tablespoons diced lean bacon, blanched and drained 4 tablespoons clarified
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Slowly blend in flour and stir constantly over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes or until the flour is golden brown
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Remove from the heat and add the beef stock all at once, stirring constantly
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Stir in tomato paste and add herbs