Tony Chacheres Basic Brown Sauce Food

BASIC BROWN SAUCE

Steps:

• In 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. Add 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.
• Pour 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.

TONY CHACHERE'S BASIC CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, stir well and add cream (slowly) while stirring. Continue stirring until you get a thick sauce.
• 2. To this sauce you can add mushrooms, shrimp, crab meat, grated cheese, white wine, lemon juice, egg yolks or any combination of these.

BASIC BROWN SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter in a heavy skillet until onion is tender; discard onion. Cook butter over low heat until it begins to brown. Add flour, stirring until smooth ( I find that a whisk works best). Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add bouillon granules, and gradually stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in pepper. Serve with beef or pork.
• Bordelaise Sauce: Substitute 1/3 cup dry red wine for 1/3 cup of the water, and stir in 3/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes and 1/4 teaspoon dried whole thyme; increase pepper to 1/4 teaspoon.
• Mushroom Brown Sauce: Saute 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter; drain and stir into Basic Brown Sauce. Serve with beef.

TONY CHACHERE'S BASIC BROWN SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Use pan drippings (remove excess fat) of meat or game. To this add green onions, parsley and enough flour and water to thicken. Cook about 5 minutes. If desired, add mushrooms. If you like gravy on the sweet side, add 1 tablespoon currant jelly.

TONY CHACHERE'S BASIC RED SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Melt margarine in heavy saucepan. Add tomato sauce and sugar and cook 5 minutes. Add all other ingredients plus water. Also add 2 cups of Tony Chachere's Basic Vegetable Mixture. Simmer for 2 hours over low heat until thick. Add more water if needed and season to taste.
• 2. For Italian dishes, add herbs and cheese.
• 3. For fish dishes, add mushrooms, shrimp, or crab meat.

TONY CHACHERE'S BASIC ROUX

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in heavy pot or Dutch oven. When oil is hot, gradually add flour, stirring continuously until well mixed. Lower heat and continue stirring until chocolate brown. When roux is chocolate brown, remove from pot and set aside. If roux remains in the pot, it will continue to cook and get too dark.
• 2. Always use warm water to dissolve the roux.
• 3. While you're at it, make more than enough as it keeps well in or out of the refrigerator.

TONY CHACHERE'S CREOLE SEASONING (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• COMBINE all ingredients in a resealable container (1/4 cup fine sea salt, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 5 teaspoons cayenne pepper, 5 teaspoons garlic salt, 4 teaspoons ground black pepper, 1 tablespoon seasoned chili powder, 2 1/2 teaspoons celery salt, 2 teaspoons ground mustard, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground basil, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground sage, 1 teaspoon onion salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano, 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme).
• SEAL the container.
• SHAKE until thoroughly blended.
• STORE tightly sealed in a cool, dry place away from light and moisture.
• USE measure for measure in place of Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning and enjoy.