TIP OF THE DAY: Secondary Sauces, Part 3, Demi-Glace

Become a sauce master: Here’s Part 3 of chef Johnny Gnall’s tutorial on the secondary sauces. Start at the beginning with: The Five Mother Sauces Secondary Sauces: Bearnaise and Creole Secondary Sauces: Cheddar Cheese Sauce and Sauce Suprême   If you have questions or suggestions for other tips, email Chef Johnny. ESPAGNOLE SAUCE BECOMES DEMI-GLACE…
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Mother Sauces: Secondary Sauces Part 2b: Mornay Sauce & Sauce Suprême

Become a sauce master: Here’s Part 2 of chef Johnny Gnall’s tutorial on the secondary sauces, featuring Mornay Sauce and Sauce Suprême. Start at the beginning of the article with: Part 1: The Five Mother Sauces Part 2a: Secondary Sauces, Creole & Suprême     BÉCHAMEL SAUCE BECOMES MORNAY SAUCE It’s easy to make a…
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Mother Sauces Part 2a: The Secondary Sauces, Creole & Béarnaise

[1] Turn plain tomato sauce into Creole sauce (photo © Andrew Bossi | Wikipedia). [2] Shrimp with Creole sauce. Here’s the recipe (photo © Eating Well).   Earlier this week we introduced the five mother sauces, noting that each was the base for many other secondary sauces. Today, chef Johnny Gnall explains how the secondary…
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PRODUCT: Java-Gourmet Coffee-Based Rubs, Sauces, Salts & Sweets

Sauces are just the beginning of the coffee- accented products from Java-Gourmet. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE.   Java-Gourmet is the story of two Bostonians who relocated to the sylvan shores of Keuka Lake in upstate New York. Surrounded by natural beauty, they began to roast coffee to order, slowly air-cooling the beans…
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