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KP: Sauce Making/Roux/Cornstarch/Gastrique

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ is cooking flour mixed fat used to thicken a sauce

a)

glace

b)

fond

c)

roux

2.

Roux is used to thicken all mother sauces

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Integral sauces are made in the pan after the meat or fish has been cooked

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Which of the following is not a type of mother sauce

a)

hollandaise

b)

veloute

c)

tomato

d)

alfredo

5.

Béchamel is a ________________ sauce

a)

tomato

b)

fond

c)

white

d)

brown

6.

_____ is a sauce composed of butter, lemon juice, and egg yolk

a)

veloute

b)

hollandaise

c)

espagnole

d)

bechamel

7.

Mixing a liquid with the leftovers in a pan after cooking to make a base for a sauce is called

a)

deglazing

b)

reducing

c)

finish

d)

defonding

8.

Which of the following sauces has a brown stock as a base

a)

bechamel

b)

espagnole

c)

tomato

d)

hollandaise

9.

Béchamel is made with milk and white roux

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Espagnole is made with brown stock and brown roux

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Most modern beurre blancs incorporate what to avoid breaking

a)

egg yolks

b)

oil

c)

milk

d)

cream

12.

Beurre blancs are stored at room temperature

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The ingredients used to make a roux are of equal parts by weight

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Two ounces of roux will thicken approximately one pint of liquid

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Roux is a mixture of fat and water

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Which are the three color types of roux

a)

Red, brown, and blond

b)

Brown, blond, and black

c)

White, blond, and brown

17.

Cooked roux that has clarified butter as a base has a shelf life (at room temperature) of about 10 days

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Arrowroot requires a slightly different prep method for thickening products

a)

true

b)

false

19.

When using cornstarch to make a thickening agent, do not boil a cornstarch and water mixture

a)

true

b)

false

20.

A mixture of cornstarch and water is often referred to as a

a)

slurry

b)

slushy

c)

pasture

21.

Despite restoring the sheen, re-boiling the product after adding a cornstarch mixture does not allow for any starchy taste to dissipate

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Returning the liquid to a boil after adding a cornstarch mixture allows the cornstarch to reach its full thickening potential and also allows the cloudy appearance to clear

a)

true

b)

false

23.

A gastrique will increase the acidity of a sauce

a)

true

b)

false

24.

A gastrique is a thick sauce make from a reduction of vinegar and fat

a)

true

b)

false

25.

A gastrique is used to balance the acidity level in tomato sauces

a)

true

b)

false