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Cooking Techniques & Sauces

Sauce Making Fundamentals

114 lessons · 10 quizzes · Certificate of completion · Chef Eric Arrouzé

Learn one of the most difficult cooking fundamentals. Cook amazing French sauces starting with the 5 mother sauces that regroup all the basics techniques in French culinary art sauce-making. Learn to cook amazing sauces such as velouté, hollandaise, béchamel, tomato, coulis, gravy, vinaigrette, mayonnaise and many more.

Course content

  1. I – Introduction to Sauces
    1. About Sauces
    2. Sauce Definition
    3. Importance of Stocks
    4. Derivatives Sauces
    5. 5 Mother Sauces
    6. History of Sauces
    7. Quiz Introduction to Sauces — Checkpoint
  2. II – Sauce Making Essentials
    1. Sauce Family Groups
    2. Essential Fondations in Sauce Making
    3. Essentials of a Good Sauce
    4. Seasoning Sauces
    5. Understanding Sauce Terms
    6. Pan-Sauces Culinary Terms
    7. Serving Sauces
    8. Quiz Sauce Making Essentials — Checkpoint
  3. III – White Sauces
    1. About White Sauces
    2. What Is A Roux And How To Make It?
    3. Types of Roux
    4. Béchamel Sauce Recipe
    5. Béchamel Sauce History
    6. Béchamel Derivative Sauces
    7. Mornay Sauce Recipe
    8. Nantua Sauce Recipe
    9. Soubise Sauce
    10. Roux to Liquid Ratios
    11. Quiz White Sauces — Section Quiz
  4. Recipe to Practice — White Sauces
    1. Braised Belgium Endive Mornay Sauce
  5. IV – Velouté Sauces
    1. About Velouté
    2. Clarifying Stock Based Sauces
    3. Velouté Quality Standard
    4. Classic Velouté Sauce Recipe
    5. Velouté Sauce Derivatives
    6. Velouté Derivative Sauces Groups
    7. Liaison
    8. Allemande Sauce
    9. Allemande Sauce Derivatives
    10. Normande Sauce
    11. Fish Velouté Derivative Sauces
    12. Suprême Sauce
    13. Suprême Sauce Derivatives
    14. Quiz Velouté Sauces — Section Quiz
  6. Recipes to Practice — Velouté Sauces
    1. Basa Filet with Dill Velouté Sauce and Vegetable Julienne
    2. Roast beef Horseradish Sauce
    3. Chicken Sauté Hungarian Velouté
  7. V – Brown Sauces
    1. About Brown sauces
    2. Brown Sauces
    3. Espagnole Sauce
    4. Glace & Demi-Glace de Viande
    5. Jus – Meat Coulis
    6. Gravy
    7. Basic Brown Sauce Options
    8. Basic Brown Sauce recipe
    9. Brown Sauce Derivatives
    10. Espagnole Sauce
    11. Quiz Brown Sauces — Section Quiz
  8. Recipes to Practice — Brown Sauces
    1. Grilled Flank Steak Red Wine Shallots Sauce
    2. Pan Seared New York Steaks with Cognac Peppercorn Cream Sauce
    3. Pan Fried Pork Chops Charcutiere Sauce
    4. Pan Seared Rib Eye Steak Roquefort Sauce
    5. Chicken Sauté Chasseur
  9. VI – Hot Emulsified Sauces
    1. About Hot Emulsified Sauces
    2. The Concept of Lightness
    3. Hot Emulsified Sauces
    4. Hollandaise Sauce History
    5. Hollandaise Sauce Recipe
    6. Hollandaise Sauce Derivatives
    7. Béarnaise Sauce Recipe
    8. White Butter Sauces
    9. Beurre Blanc History & Tips
    10. Beurre Blanc Sauce Derivatives
    11. Hints and Tips when Making Hollandaise
    12. Beurre Blanc Recipe
    13. Quiz Hot Emulsified Sauces — Section Quiz
  10. VII – Cold Emulsified Sauces
    1. Mayonnaise Sauce
    2. Mayonnaise Sauce Recipe
    3. Mayonnaise Sauce Hints and Tips
    4. Mayonnaise Sauce Derivatives
    5. Vinaigrette (salad dressing)
    6. Vinaigrette Recipe
    7. About Cold Emulsified Sauces
    8. Quiz Cold Emulsified Sauces — Checkpoint
  11. Recipes to Practice — Emulsified Sauces
    1. Poached Salmon in Court Bouillon Hollandaise Sauce
    2. Poached Cod Steak with Beurre Blanc Sauce
    3. Basil Vinaigrette
    4. Raspberry and Walnut Vinaigrette
  12. VIII – BBQ Sauces
    1. About BBQ Sauces
    2. American BBQ Sauce Recipe
    3. Soya BBQ Sauce Recipe
    4. Mustard BBQ Sauce Recipe
  13. IX – Coulis Sauces
    1. About Coulis
    2. Red Bell Pepper Coulis
    3. Basil Coulis – Basil Oil
    4. Pistou Sauce Condiment
    5. Quiz BBQ & Coulis Sauces — Checkpoint
  14. X – Tomato Sauces
    1. About Tomato Sauces
    2. What will Make a Good Tomato Sauce?
    3. Cooked Tomato Sauces
    4. Tomato Sauce Recipe
    5. Uncooked Tomato Sauces
    6. Tomato Concassée
    7. Pizzaioli Tomato Sauce
    8. Salsa Recipe
    9. Cherry Tomato Salsa
    10. Fresh Tomato Coulis
    11. Sauce Provençale
    12. Italian Raw Tomato Sauce
    13. Mexican Tomato Sauce
    14. Grilled Halibut Filet Verdurette
    15. Quiz Tomato Sauces — Section Quiz
  15. Quiz Sauce Making Fundamentals — Final Quiz

Cook it: recipes for this course

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