Sauces for all occasions

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 4
Onion sauce, herb sauce with bacon and gravy
COOK TIME
40 mins
TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 7-10 Tbsp For the onion sauce:
  • 500 g Onions
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Butter
  • 4 TABLESPOONS demerara sugar
  • 100 ml apple juice
  • 5 TABLESPOONS Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 300 ml Water
  • 1 TEASPOON Cornstarch
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS Wild cranberries (glass)
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp For the herb sauce:
  • 2 Shallots
  • 100 g cubed bacon
  • 30 g Butter
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Flour
  • 100 ml dry white wine
  • 400 ml Milk
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, nutmeg
  • 1 TEASPOON Mustard
  • 2 stem(s) Tarragon and chervil
  • 7-10 Tbsp For the gravy:
  • 1 kg Chicken wings
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 collar Soup Greens
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
  • 250 ml dry red wine
  • 1 litre Water
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 3 Juniper berries
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 3 Stem/s Parsley
  • 1 branch/s Rosemary
  • 125 g Breakfast cake
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Onion sauce (For 4 people; approx. 40 minutes): Cut 500 g onions into strips and fry with 1 chopped clove of garlic in 2 tbsp. oil for approx. 20 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons brown sugar and caramelise. Add 100 ml apple juice, 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 2 bay leaves and 300 ml water, simmer for about 5 minutes. Thicken onion sauce with 1 tsp. mixed cornflour and season to taste with 1-2 tbsp. wild cranberries (glass), salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Herb sauce (For 4 people; approx. 25 minutes): Fry 2 diced shallots and 100 g diced bacon in 30 g butter. Stir in 2 tablespoons of flour and sauté. Stir in 100 ml dry white wine and 400 ml milk, simmer for about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and 1 tsp. mustard. Wash 2 stems of tarragon and 4 stems of chervil, chop finely and stir in.

  3. 3

    Roast sauce (For 8 people; approx. 210 minutes): Fry 1 kg of chicken wings in 2 tablespoons of oil until well done. Dice 1 onion, 1 clove of garlic and 1 bunch of soup vegetables and fry them as well. Stir in 2 tbsp. tomato paste, sauté. 1⁄4 Pour on 1 l dry red wine and 1 l water, simmer for approx. 3 hours. Add 2 bay leaves, 3 juniper berries, 5 black peppercorns, 3 stems of parsley and 1 sprig of rosemary and cook for about 1 hour. Add 125 g of diced breakfast cake and simmer for about 15 minutes. Pour the sauce through a fine sieve. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
1 kcal
CARBS
1 g
FATS
1 g
PROTEINS
1 g