French Sauce Recipes

MAKING 1. In a saucepan, bring milk, quartered onion, thickly sliced carrot and thickly sliced celery along with mace, parsley, cloves and peppercorns slowly to a boil with constant stirring. 2. Take the saucepan off heat, cover, let it stand for about 30... - 46.442

Bechamel Sauce is very easy to make. Bechamel Sauce is a basic sauce which can be used to prepare various other dishes. Try this simple Bechamel Sauce recipe in your very own kitchen. - 46.3106

MAKING 1. In a suitable casserole, mix together the first eight ingredients listed and microwave for four minutes 2. In a microwave safe bowl, blend the butter, flour, salt and pepper into a paste 3. Strain the hot milk slowly into the paste and stir till... - 45.8494

GETTING READY 1. Wipe the duckling with a kitchen towel or paper toweling. 2. Rub salt into the skin. 3. With a fork, prick the skin all over to render fat. Keep aside. 4. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C or Gas No. 4) MAKING 5. To prepare the... - 45.732

GETTING READY 1. Clean the fish. Trim and cut. MAKING 2. In a large saucepan put fish. Add bouillon, lemon juice, onion, celery, and carrot. 3. Cook and simmer over low heat for 1 hour. 4. Strain and keep aside. 5. To prepare Fish Dumplings, grinder fish... - 45.7103

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. 2) In a bowl, mix together both the cheeses, crumbs, lemon juice, anchovy fillet, basil, cloves, herbs, seasoning to taste and 3/4 of olive oil. MAKING 3) Remove the leaves out gently, and stuff the cheese mixture... - 45.3395

GETTING READY 1.Scrape escalope with flour. MAKING 2.In a heavy skilllet.,put 6 tablespoons of butter and heat. 3.Add scraped escalopes to it and fry until light brown. 4.Add salt and pepper to it. 5.In a separate pan, heat Calvados. 6.Put heated Calvados in... - 45.1181

1. Cut meat in 1" (2 1/2 cms.) cubes. Wash and drain. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, flour, lemon juice and wine. Leave aside for 2 hours. 2. Melt margarine, fry garlic, onion and add meat cubes. Fry until brown. 3. Add remaining wine mixture mixed with 1 cup... - 44.9668

Put the fish, onion, celery, tomatoes, wine, bouquet garni and water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain the liquid into another saucepan. Remove all the bones from the fish. Blend the fish and... - 44.7395

Line bottom of 6 inch mold with heavy white paper. Put lady fingers upright around the edge, sticking them with butter. Cream together butter and sugar thoroughly. Blend in egg yolks, nuts, 2 Tbsp rum and cooled melted chocolate. Beat egg whites until stiff... - 44.6123

GETTING READY 1.Preheat the oven at 425 degrees. MAKING 2.In a bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. 3.Put egg, sour cream and shortening and stir well until a dry consistency of the mixture is achieved. 4.Take muffin tins and put... - 44.47

GETTING READY 1. Clean and cut mushrooms into thin slices. 2. Rinse salmon steaks under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels. MAKING 3. In a frying pan heat butter. 4. Add mushrooms and sauté for 3 minutes. 5. Pour 1/4 cup wine and water over... - 43.3363

Combine the stock, wine and green onion in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce to half volume. Strain, return the liquid to the pan. Mix cornstarch with the cold water, blend into sauce. Reheat and whisk in the cream, add the salt and pepper. Blend the egg... - 42.3845

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to 450°F. 2) Defrost the flaky pastry. 3) Peel and carefully core the apples, without going quite to the bottom. 4) Take the pastry to roll out into a sheet about 1/8 inch thick. Cut the sheet into 6 squares of 6-inch... - 42.2822

Trim coarse outside leaves from cabbage. Cut out the middle of cabbage (save cut portion for coleslaw). Brown meat with onion in butter. Add salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Spoon into cavity of cabbage. Tie cabbage in cheesecloth. Cook, covered, in boiling... - 42.0782

GETTING READY 1) Cook the broccoli or cauliflower or poach the salmon or turbot; to be served with Hollandaise sauce. MAKING 2) In a saucepan, heat the vinegar over moderate heat until reduced to half quantity. 3) Remove the pan from the heat and first add... - 41.6575

French Beans With Hollandaise Sauce is a very delicious appetizer. The tabasco sauce, with hint of lemon makes French Beans With Hollandaise Sauce a perfect dish. - 41.5468

In a 2-quart casserole micro-cook onion and butter or margarine, covered, on 100% power (HIGH) 4 to 5 minutes or till onion is tender, stirring once. Mix cornstarch and water, then stir into onion mixture. Stir in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in... - 41.46

GETTING READY 1. In a large pan, tip in the butter 2. Melt the butter slowly 3. The butter will froth and the scum rises to the top. 4. Remove the froth and discard 5. Pour this into a dish and leave the milky residue of the butter back in the saucepan. 6.... - 41.39

Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the leeks and turnips and fry very gently for 2 to 3 minutes without browning them. Add the potatoes and continue to cook until they are soft. Add the stock and lima beans and season to taste. Bring the soup to a boil... - 41.1082

Bechamel Sauce makes for a perfect base to prepare other sauces and is one of the mother sauces of French cuisine. It also goes well with other sauces, gravy, soups and stews. - 40.9605

GETTING READY 1) In a dish, place butter. MAKING 2) Microwave at HIGH until the butter melts. 3) Add onion and sauté until the onions turn brown. 4) Sprinkle flour and microwave for a minute. 5) In a separate bowl, add milk and chicken bouillon. Dissolve... - 40.1575

GETTING READY 1. Cut liver and bacon roughly. MAKING 2. In a saute pan, add chopped apple, onion, wine and parsley. 3. Cover the lid and cook for about 30 minutes on low flame. 4. Allow it to cool. 5. In a food processor, puree this mixture until it becomes... - 40.0852

MAKING 1.In a saucepan, mix together milk, onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns. 2.Let simmer covered for 5 to 6 minutes. 3.Into a bowl, strain using a sieve . 4.Throw away onion and spices. 5. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter and add in flour. 6.Stir cook ... - 39.5731

MAKING 1. Take a saucepan, add in cold milk and flavorings and gradually bring to the boil. 2. Take away from heat; cover pan and let it stand until the milk has gone cold. 3. Strain the milk. 4. Make White Sauce by Roux method: In a saucepan over low heat,... - 39.4227

MAKING 1. In a saucepan, gradually heat milk to scalding point. Add bay leaf, onion and peppercorns. 2. Remove the saucepan from heat and cover. Let it soak for 7 to 8 minutes. 3. Take a small heavy saucepan and melt butter in it. Remove from heat and add the... - 39.3713

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/ Gas 4. Lay the plaice skin-side down and, holding the tail end, push a sharp knife between the skin and flesh in a sawing movement. Hold the knife at a slight angle with the blade towards the skin. 2. Cut each onion into... - 39.0972

MAKING 1.Take a basin, put egg yolks in it with salt, white pepper and lemon juice. 2.Keep the basin in pot containing hot but not boiling water. 3.Add a pice of butter and stir constantly so that the mixture is thick. 4.Take the mixture away from heat and... - 38.8325

MAKING 1) Rub the pheasant with butter all over 2) Place the pheasant on a rotary spit or in a hot oven for about 15 minutes till browned all over 3) Slice and peel the apples and layer onto the base of a casserole 4) Once browned, place the pheasant into... - 38.7171

GETTING READY 1) In a small saucepan, place together lemon juice, vinegar, peppercorns and bay leaf with 2 teaspoons of water. 2) Heat the vinegar mixture to boil until the liquid reduces by half. 3) Allow the vinegar mixture to cool. MAKING 4) In a small... - 38.643

MAKING 1. In a medium saucepan melt the butter over medium-high heat. 2. Stir the flour and seasonings and cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly, until the mixture is sandy in texture and begins to froth but not browned. 3. Gradually add the milk and... - 38.3069

MAKING 1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter or margarine over low heat. 2. Add the flour and stir until it begins to froth in the butter and resembles sand texture but is not browned. 3. Gradually add the hot stock, stirring or whisking vigorously to... - 37.8998

Place steel blade in work bowl. Add cut-up parmesan; process till finely chopped. Remove and set aside. Insert slicing disk in work bowl; slice the onions. In a 2-quart saucepan cook the sliced onions in butter or margarine, covered, for 10 minutes. Uncover,... - 37.7266

MAKING 1.Blend butter until light and creamy. 2.Stir in egg yolks, lemon juice and seasonings and mix well. 3.Slowly add boiling water and once done, put the mixture on the top of heated broiler. 4.Cook the mixture for 5 minutes over boiling water by mixing... - 37.2654

1. Set out a small double boiler. 2. In the top of the double boiler, beat egg yolks and cream with a wire whisk until thickened and light colored. 3. Blend in salt and cayenne pepper. 4. Place top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water. (Bottom of... - 37.1259

1. Melt the butter in a pan, add the pork steaks and cook for 7-10 minutes on both sides until cooked and golden brown. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a heated serving dish. Keep warm. 2. Add the onion to the pan and cook gently until... - 36.6193

MAKING 1) Combine together the broth and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Stir well to dissolve. 2) Cook the mixture over moderate heat, constantly stirring, till the mixture starts to boil. 3) Continue to cook and stir till the mixture has thickened. This... - 36.3149

MAKING 1. In a small microware bowl, add the butter and soften it for half a minute; beat egg yolks into it 2. Microwave it again for a minute, whisking it gently every fifteen seconds all the while that it cooks 3. Beat lemon juice, pepper and... - 36.0723

GETTING READY 1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. MAKING 2.Take 4 small ovenproof dishes, put two tablespoons of cream in each and season with salt and pepper. 3.In each dish, put six oysters and drizzle a few drops of their liquor on them. 4.Break two eggs... - 35.922

MAKING 1. In a blender jar put egg yolks, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Blend at high speed for 3 seconds. 2. In a small pan melt butter to foaming. 3. Remove the center of the blender jar and add drops of hot butter and then in a thin stream. 4. Remove the... - 35.7777

MAKING 1) In a saucepan, melt the cream butter. Add in the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and cayenne while continually stirring. 2) Pour in boiling water, very slowly into the saucepan. 3) Stir till the mixture is as thick as boiled custard. SERVING 4) Serve... - 35.693

Rub inside of fondue pot with cut garlic clove. Add wine and half and half; heat until bubbly. Cut cheese in small pieces and add to wine mixture. Stir over low heat until melted. In a small bowl blend cornstarch with calvados; add to cheese mixture. Continue... - 35.6711

Trim fat from pork; discard. Cut pork widthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cut each apple half into 6 wedges. Set aside. Heat wok over high heat about 1 minute or until hot. Drizzle oil into wok and heat 30 seconds. Add 1 tablespoon butter and swirl to coat... - 35.3551

1. Over low heat, melt butter in a small pan. Cool. 2. Boil vinegar, peppercorns, mace and bay leaf until vinegar is reduced to 1 tablespoon. 3. Strain into a heatproof bowl, discarding solid flavorings. 4. Beat in egg yolks and 1 tablespoon cooled butter. 5.... - 34.6212

In 1-quart casserole micro-cook onion in butter or margarine, covered, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes. Stir the cold water into the cornstarch. Stir into cooked onion mixture. Blend in the beef broth and Worcestershire... - 34.3512

GETTING READY 1) Attach a dry knife blade to the food processor bowl. 2) Add the parsley and grind until finely chopped. MAKING 3) In a 1-quart saucepan, heated over medium heat, melt butter and sauté parsley in it for 1 minute. 4) Stir in flour and broth... - 34.1568

Heat a skillet. Add the oil and the flour. Roast the flour until it gives off a nutty odor. Cool. If not cool, it will lump when the water is added. Add the water and mix well with a whisk. Add the salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer on low heat for 30... - 33.9678

GETTING READY 1. Carefully wash the artichokes properly under running water and discard all the ragged leaves. 2. Cut the top tips and snip off the sharp points using a scissor. Also, trim the artichokes stalks to make them look even size. MAKING 3. Take a... - 33.9592

MAKING 1. In a saucepan, add vinegar, wine and shallots and boil unyil the mixture reduces to 1 tablespoon. 2. Make a creamy sauce by gradually whisking in small pieces of butter upon reducing the flame a bit. 3. Further, cook sometimes on low flame and... - 33.719

Put egg yolks and 3 tablespoons butter in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir constantly until butter is melted. Add 3 tablespoons butter. As mixture thickens and butter melts, add remaining butter. Continue stirring constantly until butter is... - 33.6802

Mix sugar and cream in 1 quart Saucepan and place over medium eat. Add butter and stir constantly until melted. Boil gently for several minutes. Remove from heat. Add salt, vanilla and brandy. Stir until blended. Makes 1 1/3 cups. Serve warm over puddings,... - 33.6304

1. Blend margarine with flour in double-boiler top. 2. Stir in broth and cream gradually and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens. 3. Remove from heat; stir 1/4 cup of the sauce into egg yolks. 4. Return to mixture in double boiler. 5. Cook over... - 33.4656

MAKING 1. In a saucepan, melt some butter for foaming. 2. Stir in the flour and cook for 5 minutes till the roux gets straw-colored. 3. Boil the stock, and gradually stir into the roux, SERVING 4.Add salt and pepper, and simmer for 15 minutes, whisking,... - 33.0843

MAKING 1) In a saucepan, melt the better. Add in the flour and stir well. 2) Reduce the heat and add in cream and stock. Stir. 3) Season with salt and pepper. Stir till sauce turns nice and smooth. SERVING 4) Serve the sauce hot with dish of your choice. - 32.7526

MAKING 1. In a heatproof bowl, take eggs, egg yolks, sugar and wine. Whisk it to mix it well. 2. Keep the bowl over a pan of not boiling but hot water. Whisk it for around 3-5 minutes so that the sauce turns frothy and almost thick enough to leave a ribbon... - 32.1887

MAKING 1. In a pan, melt some butter, to foam. 2. In a liquidizer, or blender, place the egg yolks, water, lemon juice with seasoning and blend for few seconds. 3. In the midst of this, pour the melted butter, to amalgamate for thick and creamy... - 32.1106

MAKING 1) Take a small saucepan and heat butter in it until very hot and bubbling. 2) In a Blender Jar, covered with the lid, blend egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and hot pepper sauce at Liquefy speed for about 5 seconds. 3) With the Blender still running, take... - 31.7749

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. Stir in flour and lower heat. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly, then add liquid, stirring until smooth. Add lemon juice to egg and beat, add to milk mixture, again stirring until smooth. Serve from a sauce boat or bowl to... - 31.6302

Place the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and pepper in the container of the blender. Heat the butter in a small saucepan with a pouring spout until the butter foams up but before it browns. Cover the blender container and blend the egg yolk mixture at high... - 31.3806

1. Place the water, vinegar, peppercorns and mace in a small saucepan. 2. Heat gently and reduce to 1 tablespoon; strain and allow to cool. 3. Meanwhile, place the butter in a small saucepan, heat gently to just melt, do not allow it to become oily. 4. Place... - 31.0315

In a blender or food processor cream the garlic, egg yolks, salt, pepper and mustard. With the machine running add the oil in a slow, thin stream. Add the vinegar. Pour into a serving bowl or use as required. - 31.009

Melt margarine in top of double boiler over hot water. Add flour, salt, and pepper, and cook over moderate heat about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Keep warm in double boiler. - 30.7277

MAKING 1.In a blender, put egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and pepper. 2.Blend the ingredients well for 2 minutes. 3.Drizzle the melted butter and stir well until thick. SERVING 4.Serve with fried foods. - 30.2266

Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan. Mix in the flour and cook for 2 minutes over low heat. Stir in the chicken broth and cream. Reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens. Stir in the cheese and simmer for 2 more minutes. Use as required. - 30.1523

Melt the butter in a sauce pan. Add the flour and stir into a paste (roux) cook for 2 minutes over low heat. Add the milk and stir; simmer until thickened. Add the seasonings and simmer 2 additional minutes. - 29.423

MAKING 1.In a blender, put in all the ingredients but the butter. 2.Process at low speed. 3.Now, add butter continuously. 4. Blend well. SERVING 5.Serve with egg Benedict and steamed asparagus. - 29.3828

Melt the butter to very hot. Place the egg yolks in a double boiler over low heat. Add lemon juice slowly, be sure its thoroughly incorporated. Remove from heat, slowly whisk in the hot butter. Add the cayenne and use sauce at once. - 29.1887

1. In the top of a double boiler, beat egg yolks, cream, salt and cayenne pepper until thick with a whisk beater. Set over hot (not boiling) water. (Bottom of double-boiler top should not touch water.) 2. Add the lemon juice gradually, while beating... - 28.243

In a medium heatproof bowl set over (but not in) a large saucepan filled with 2 inches of gently simmering water, whisk the egg yolks with the cold water and salt until the mixture is just warm to the touch. Slowly drizzle half of the melted butter into the... - 27.9902

1. Divide the butter or margarine into 3 equal parts. Place one third in the top of a double boiler. Add the lemon juice and egg yolks. Set the pan over but not touching hot, but not boiling, water and heat, beating constantly with a rotary beater or wire... - 27.68

MAKING 1 Add all the ingredients to a liquidizer. 2 Mix until smooth. 3 Pass through a sieve. SERVING 3 Serve immediately. - 27.5653

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan until it is bubbling but not brown. 2. Combine yolks and lemon juice in a blender. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in melted butter. Season with salt and pepper. - 27.4663

Mix all ingredients in a small saucepan and put in refrigerator till everything is cold, including whisk. Put over low heat and whisk till a thick consistency for about 8-10 minutes. Can be kept warm over hot water. - 27.0074