Mother Sauces

Which is NOT one of the 5 mother sauces?

• Béchamel

• Pesto

• Espagnole (Brown Sauce)

• Tomato

What is the base of a Béchamel sauce?

• Milk/cream

• Cheese

• Vegetable stock

• Eggs

What is a Velouté sauce made out of?

• Light stock and brown roux

• Milk/cream

• Light stock and blonde roux

• Dark stock and blonde roux

Why is espagnole called brown sauce?

• It's made out of chocolate

• It contains brown roux and dark stock

• It's brown

• It contains dark meat

How do you thicken tomato sauce?

• With roux

• With cornstarch

• With butter

• With pureed vegetables

What is an emulsion?

• Forcing unmixable liquids (oil & water) to be mixed together into a uniform solution

• Emulsifying together butter and eggs

• Mixing ingredients together at high speeds

• Combining sauces to create a small sauce

Hollandaise sauce is made with butter, an acid, salt, pepper, and ___

• Mayonnaise

• Cream

• Egg yolks

• Love

Beef gravy is a small sauce made from ___

• Espagnole

• Hollandaise

• Béchamel

• Tomato

Spaghetti is a small sauce made from ___

• Tomato

• Espagnole

• Velouté

• Béchamel

What do you add to butter to make compound butter?

• Spices or herbs

• Compounds

• Salt & pepper

• Chopped vegetables