Category "sauce"

Should indoor ripened tomatoes be used for sauce?

I was talking with a person about getting all my green tomatoes in and ripening them for one last batch of sauce. She told me as a matter of safety that you sho

goat cheese or feta as substitute for guyere cheese in yogurt bechamel sauce

I have a mousakka recipe that uses a bechamel made with yogurt and olive oil (instead of heavy cream and lots of butter)that calls for guyere cheese. Can I use

Is there a name for fried evaporated milk?

I have heard of a food that is made by heating milk until most of the water is boiled off (or alternatively the top of the milk is skimmed off) and then is frie

How to fix separating spaghetti sauce?

I am making spaghetti sauce from home-grown tomatoes. They were standard garden tomatoes - not Romas or anything you'd traditionally use for sauce, but hey, the

What to do when one thing on a plate cooks faster than the others?

When I want to get fancy and add fruit juice to a saute pan to braise my meat, the juices from the fruit often caramelize too fast and burn before my meat is re

Fixing too much corn starch

I put way too much corn starch into a "random sauce": I was just mixing random things together to dip my carrots in. It includes whey, honey, and other random

When making bechamel, why does the roux need to be room temperature?

Most detailed bechamel recipes call for the roux to be brought to room temperature before adding the warm milk. What is the difference between that and pouring

Cocoa butter sauce for beverages that doesn't resolidify

I'd like to make a cocoa butter sauce flavoring for beverages with the following properties: Stays as close to pure cocoa butter as possible. Doesn't re-solidi

Substitution for hoisin sauce

I'm making chicken lo mien and I"m out of hoisin sauce. Is there a substitute for hoisin sauce? Can I replace it with sesame oil?

What level of heat is best when caramelizing?

When you caramelize onions, carrots or mushrooms - what is the best heat level for the fire? Or rather - what should be the temperature of the oil where you can

Beurre Blanc and Beurre Monte difference

I know that beurre blanc is made with shallots, an acid and butter, while beurre monte is made by just whisking butter in a bit if boiling water. However, I ca

Sauce with Jalapeno, garlic, cumin and lime?

I created this sauce/topping with chopped jalapenos, fresno chilies,minced garlic, cumin, olive oil and lime or lemon juice. I used it as a topping for steak or

Would sous vide-ing tomatoes result in a deeply caramelised tomato sauce?

I am looking to take the effort out of slow-cooking tomatoes for several hours over the stove and wondered if sous-vide may be a possible method of doing this.

I never succeed in thickening sauces with pasta water. What am I doing wrong?

Every cook praises how starchy pasta water is great for thickening sauces and helping the sauce cling to the noodles. But no matter how much pasta water I add,

When to add noodle water to tomato sauce?

I keep hearing about adding some of the pasta water to the sauce, either to thicken it or to make the sauce stick to the noodles. But when are you supposed to d

Are all emulsifying agents created equal

My question relates to the 5 of 6 emulsifying agents I am aware of for stabilizing emulsification. namely; egg yolk, garlic, mustard, tomato paste, honey, and

Banga Sauce Preservative

Ripe and mature Palm fruits. Boil soft and pound to get paste, remove some palm oil, then filter to get banga Sauce. How do I get a long shief life Preser

Healthy Boy Black Soy Sauce vs Healthy Boy Black Sweet Soy Sauce [duplicate]

Could someone please tell me whether these two soy sauces are different? Thank you.

What is queso (the sauce/dip)? Is it short for Chile con Queso?

Queso is the Spanish word for cheese but (in the US) it is often used to refer to a cheese-based dip or sauce for tortilla chips. When I google "what is queso

Do tomato-based sauces change/enhance flavour when left in the fridge?

I cooked some green beans in a tomato-based sauce then ate some and left the rest in the fridge 3 days ago. I tasted it today, and it was better than I remember