Just Add a Sauce
How to Make Delicious Dishes with Your Favorite Sauces, Recipes and Advices
Maryna Laas
Copyright 2020 by Maryna Laas
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Are you tired of repetitive dishes which tastes are almost the same? Do you want to feel like a gourmet and try out the recipes of the world's cuisine? You'll be surprised, but it is easy to implement! Just add sauces to your meals! It is not a simple addition of mayonnaise or ketchup but choosing exactly those sauces that will reveal old dishes in a new form. Prepare classic recipes, and also experiment and create unique masterpieces along with our book about sauces and meals with them.
The range of different sauces is incredible. I wanted to learn and understand what kind of seasoning can be used for what I eat. Immersion in this aspect of culinary science is fascinating, and it is necessary to share the most exciting nuances. The sauce is a culinary invention that gives any dish taste, and us unforgettable culinary pleasure. There is an endless variety of sauces, and the cook, both professional and amateur, should know which one is appropriate to a particular dish. Our book will help you with that.
Properly chosen thanks to our books sauce, it is a 100% guarantee that your dish will be successful. Therefore, to select this product, it is necessary to approach with responsibility. Sauces can easily be cooked at home. However, often we don't have enough experience or just no time for it. Then it is worth paying attention to ready-made sauces. Proceed from what dish you are going to serve, remember the compatibility of the products, and trust our book in choosing a recipe.
After reading the book, you will not only learn about a variety of sauces but also about how to choose it correctly, what products to combine with, and how to store them. We will talk in detail about what they are, how to use them competently. After all, the better you study the properties of different sauces, the more impressive results you can achieve! Moreover, for each sauce, we have picked up delicious recipes, among which your new favorite dishes will definitely appear!
So, don't waste time - make your dishes part of the culinary art! Choose the necessary sauce and recipe for it right now to start surprising and pleasing yourself today. Read the book and develop your taste.
A sauce is a liquid or semiliquid mixture of different ingredients used to influence and enhance the flavor, texture, and color of food. Sauces are generally not consumed in isolation.
Uses for sauces
Sauces can impart moisture as well as flavor to food, unlike dry spice or flavor mixes. They can also provide contrast and balance to different dishes. For example, the tartness and lightness of a fruit coulis beautifully contrasts with the heaviness and fat of a cheesecake, and the sweetness of British mint sauce balances the savor and depth of roast lamb. Sauces are often matched with dishes for visual appeal as well as for flavor. The bright, deep red of raspberry shows up wonderfully on the subtle cream color of cheesecake, and the clear green of mint sauce complements the rich brown and red colors of roast lamb. Chefs use sauces in squeeze bottles, pipettes, or even on the back of a spoon to make various appealing designs on their dishes, ranging from the simple and classic to the intricate and artistic.
While some sauces are served as toppings or side dishes, others are used in the cooking process to give flavor to the dish. Barbecue sauce is commonly used to baste barbecued meat for hours upon hours before the dish is completed. Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce are used by many cooks to give depth and complexity to soups and stews. Marinades can imbue all kinds of different meats with various flavors prior to cooking.
Types of Sauces
Fifteen different sauces will be described in this book.
Some sauces are defined by one particular ingredient. A sauce is not hot sauce if it does not contain chili peppers in some form. Balsamic vinaigrette must include grape must as a primary or singular ingredient. Soy sauce is defined by the presence of fermented soybean paste. Herb sauce is always made from herbs and tomato sauce from tomatoes. Fruit sauce, unsurprisingly, must contain fruit.
Salsa generally contains tomatoes, onions, or chilies, but this sauce is usually defined by Latin American cultural origin rather than ingredients.
Sweet and sour sauce is categorized by flavors, not ingredients, and any sauce that primarily features sweet and sour flavors in roughly equal measures can be called sweet and sour sauce.
Other sauces are defined by the dishes they have traditionally accompanied, such as BBQ sauce for Southern American barbecue, teriyaki sauce for Japanese teriyaki, sweet sauce for desserts, salad dressings for salads, and marinades for marinades. For the most part, however, these sauces are not limited by their traditional uses and can be used effectively and deliciously in a wide variety of other dishes, with the exception of marinades.
Lastly, sauces such as Worcestershire sauce and white sauce are specifically associated with a particular recipe and cooking process.
Sauces can be cooked, such as white (bchamel) sauce, or uncooked, like pesto. Many herb sauces, Latin American salsas, and salad dressings are served cold, whereas other sauces such as tomato-based pasta sauce and teriyaki sauce are generally served warm. Most sauces can be served on the side of dishes or served as part of the dish itself. They can vary in texture from chunky to silky smooth, and in consistency from as thick as dessert custard, to as thin and runny as tabasco sauce or light soy sauce, depending on their intended uses within the larger dish.
Storage
The key to delicious and safe-to-consume sauces is appropriate storage. This book includes specific instructions about how, where, and how long to store various sauces.
Sauces high in vinegar or other fermented ingredients will last much longer than fruit-and-vegetable based sauces or dairy-based sauces. Sauces that have been commercially mass-produced usually contain extra ingredients and preservatives that allow such sauces to keep for much, much longer than homemade sauces made from natural ingredients. Unopened pre-made sauces are usually safe to store in the pantry, but once a sauce has been opened it should usually be kept in the refrigerator, with a few exceptions.
While sauces can last for a long time, their quality and flavor often degrade with time. One sauce may be safe to consume for years after opening, but will start to lose flavor and degrade in quality after just one year, therefore this should be factored in before purchasing a larger container of sauce than is needed.
Enjoy learning about and using sauces
Clearly, sauces have a lot to offer both the home cook and the professional chef. Use the tips and suggestions in this book to get started, and feel free to experiment and try new things with different sauces.
HOT SAUCE
Hot sauce is an umbrella term applied to all sauces that feature chili pepper as an ingredient, and is also known as chili sauce or pepper sauce. Flavor profiles can vary from molasses-sweet to vinegar-sour, but the uniting feature of all hot sauces is the presence of heat, from a mild spice to an intense, fiery sensation.
What dishes to cook with?
Dishes from all over the world can be improved to taste with a hot sauce. Drizzle a small amount over Chinese-style stir fries and fried rice, serve as a side with traditional Mexican tacos, burritos, or quesadillas, or blend with tomato ketchup to spice up American burgers, French fries, or hot dogs.