156 sauce thickened Recipes

egg whites, caster sugar, cornflour, ground hazelnuts, thickened cream, cocoa, icing sugar, raspberries to serve, sauce ., thickened cream, dark chocolate grated, nutella

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

soft-shell clams , soaked in salted water for them to split out the sand and brushed to clean the dirt on the shells, tomato, diced, tomato sauce, chilli sauce (i use hommaid brand - nyonya crispy prawn ), minced garlic, cooking wine, egg, salt for tasting, oil for frying, corn flour with water (thickener)

soy sauce, vinegar, dry sherry, white sugar, chicken broth, ginger, garlic, cornstarch , for thickening, green onions

churros, water, brown sugar, salt, butter, white flour, eggs, vanilla extract, sugar, ground cinnamon , depending on taste, chocolate sauce, dark chocolate, broken into squares, thickened cream, kahlua , optional

vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, water, garlic powder, ginger (dry powder or fresh grated ), cornstarch , to thicken

extra virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, green onions, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped (i prefer more ), pizza seasoning, basil, tomatoes, banana pepper, chopped into small pieces, tomato paste (to thicken), sugar, salt (to taste), ground pepper (to taste)

self-raising flour, tightly packed brown sugar, buttermilk, unsalted butter, melted, egg, lightly beaten, caramel sauce, sugar, warm water, unsalted butter, tightly packed brown sugar, thickened cream

orange juice, marmalade, brown sugar, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, starch , to thicken

egg whites, icing sugar, mixture, boiling water, thickened cream , whipped, cocoa powder, dark cooking chocolate, chopped, thickened cream, dry instant coffee, boiling water, kahlua or 1 tbsp tia maria (optional)

english spinach leaves, trimmed, washed, king george whiting fish fillets, skinned , pin boned, dill, green shelled prawns , tails intact, cleaned, zucchini, carrot, peeled, potato, peeled, butter, olive oil, fresh edible flower, to garnish, green shelled prawns, thickened cream, egg whites, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, homemade fish stock, dry white wine (sauvignon blanc), thickened cream, champagne or 100 ml sparkling wine, lemon , juice of, a, cayenne pepper, yellow curry powder

shrimp (16/20 count ), all-purpose flour, eggs, coconut flakes, toasted macadamia nuts, crushed, panko (japanese bread crumbs), vegetable oil , for deep frying, guava sweet and sour sauce, recipe follows, ketchup, white wine vinegar, water, soy sauce, granulated sugar, frozen guava concentrate, minced garlic, hot pepper sauce, pineapple juice, cornstarch mixed with 3 tbsp water, for thickening

beef , strips, extra virgin olive oil, onion, green pepper, red pepper, mushroom, crushed garlic, celery seed, fresh coarse ground black pepper, soy sauce, sake (or white wine), garlic sauce (the garlic spare rib sauce by vh), port wine (or red ), other thickener (veloutine works the best), water

white onion, sliced, cider vinegar, water, beef stock, kitchen bouquet (brown sauce seasoning), salad oil, honey, salt and pepper, cornstarch , to thicken slightly

ground beef, onion, minced, salt, pepper, cream of tomato soup, cream of mushroom soup, oregano, basil, chili powder, tabasco sauce, tomato juice , for thickening

boiling water, soy sauce, white sugar, garlic powder, cornstarch (to thicken)

ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey, preferably lean, olive oil, onion, chopped, carrot, cut to desired size- i shred then chop to get them tiny, celery rib, diced, green pepper, diced, garlic cloves, more if you like, red wine, canned tomatoes, whole, brown sugar, tomato sauce, tomato paste , gives a thicker sauce (optional), parsley, chopped, italian seasoning (if you dont have this make your own with 1 tsp each basil, oregano and thyme), bay leaf, dried chili pepper flakes, ground cinnamon, salt and pepper, balsamic vinegar, parmesan cheese , thickens and adds great flavor

boneless duck breasts, salt, pepper, ground sage, wild rice stuffing , recipe follows, cumberland sauce , recipe follows, wild rice, chicken stock, onion, dice small, thickly sliced mushrooms, stalks celery (remove leaves), cut into small dice, seedless grapes, dry sherry, salt, pepper, lemons, slivered rind and juice, oranges, slivered rind and juice, red currant jelly, port, tarragon vinegar, dijon mustard, sugar, salt and pepper, cornstarch, mixed with 1 tbsp water, to thicken