basic brown sauce
This easy flavorful Basic Brown Sauce recipe can be used right away or as a base for other recipes such as gravy. Although it's not the Classic Espagnole Sauce from the 5 Mother Sauces, this brown sauce is incredibly tasty!
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yield
2 1/2 cups
prep time
10 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For basic brown sauce
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4 Tbspclarified butter
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1 cred onions, chopped
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1/2 ccelery, diced
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1/2 ccarrots, diced
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1/2 tspchervil (substitute tarragon)
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4 Tbspunbleached all-purpose flour
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4 ccold low-sodium beef stock
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freshly ground black pepper, to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)
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ground himalayan sea salt, to taste
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1 lgbay leaf
How To Make basic brown sauce
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1In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add butter. When hot, add the mirepoix, stir, and cook for 6-7 minutes or until soft, stirring often. Add chervil, stir well before adding flour; stir to coat and cook for 2 minutes to remove the raw taste of it.
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2Add cold broth, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom of the pot. Add pepper, salt and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium; simmer for 30 minutes.
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3Pour sauce through a sieve before using, squeezing the ingredients and then discard them. Use it or pour it back to the pot if making another recipe with it. Makes 2 ½ cups
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