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My 5 Essential and Unmissable Homemade Sauces!

My 5 Essential and Unmissable Homemade Sauces!

To accompany my meat and fish...

... nothing like a good homemade sauce.

Essential in my culinary universe, here are my 5 inescapable sauce recipes!

I'm sure you will love them. Plus, they're super easy to make.

1. My tomato sauce

My 5 Essential and Unmissable Homemade Sauces!

Ideal with: my recipes for pizzas, pasta or even my dishes to simmer.

Ingredients:

- 4 beautiful tomatoes

- 1 onion

- 1 clove of garlic

- 1 small bunch of basil

- 1 drizzle of olive oil

- Salt and pepper

My preparation:

I wash and then peel the tomatoes. I then roughly chop them. In a saucepan, I heat the olive oil then I brown the onion and garlic previously chopped. I add the tomatoes and basil. I salt and pepper. I let it cook on low heat for 30 minutes then I mix my preparation.

2. My bechamel sauce

My 5 Essential and Unmissable Homemade Sauces!

Ideal with: my endives with ham, my lasagna, croque-monsieur or my gratins.

Ingredients:

- ½ liter of milk

- 20 g of butter

- 2 tablespoons of flour

- Salt and pepper

My preparation:

I melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan. As soon as it is melted, I add the flour, stirring well with my wooden spatula. The mixture must be homogeneous. I let it cook for another 5 minutes but I watch that it does not color. I gradually pour the cold milk into the saucepan while continuing to mix so that my béchamel thickens.

3. My sorrel sauce

My 5 Essential and Unmissable Homemade Sauces!

Ideal with: my fish (with salmon… a real delight!), my soups, my pies or even my salads.

Ingredients :

- 2 shallots

- 25 cl of fresh cream

- 1 bunch of sorrel

- 25 cl of dry white wine

- 20 g of butter

- Salt and pepper

My preparation:

I chop the shallots and brown them in a little butter. I add the white wine and let it reduce over very low heat. Add the cream and let it reduce by half. I salt and pepper. I add the finely chopped sorrel and a few cubes of butter. I whisk and serve immediately.

4. My pepper sauce

My 5 Essential and Unmissable Homemade Sauces!

Ideal with :my red meat but also my duck and my white meat.

Ingredients :

- 40 cl of fresh cream

- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns

- 20 g of butter

- Salt

My preparation:

I coarsely crush the pepper. I put the butter in a saucepan. As soon as it starts to melt, I pour in the cream and mix. I dirty. I add the pepper and let it thicken over low heat for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. My Roquefort sauce

My 5 Essential and Unmissable Homemade Sauces!

Ideal with :countless foods! It coats:my white and red meats, my pasta, my potatoes...

Ingredients :

- 150 g of blue cheese

- 25 cl of heavy cream

- Salt and pepper

My preparation:

I cut the Roquefort into pieces. In a saucepan, I melt it while stirring. I salt and pepper. I add the fresh cream and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes over low heat.

Your turn...

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