Since we covered so much ground in theFrench Mother Sauce Series, both on the blog and podcast, I figured it would be a good idea to place all the information in one, easy to find post. The mother of all mother sauce resources if you will.
So here it is; a list of the mother sauces with their corresponding podcast episodes, classic components, serving suggestions, and how to posts.
But first, a quick history lesson.
A Brief History of The Mother Sauces
The French mother sauces were originally four base sauces set forth byAntonin Careme in the 19th century. Careme’s four original mother sauceswere Allemande, Bechamel, Velouteand Espagnole.
In the 20th century, Chef Auguste Escoffier demoted Allemande to a secondary sauce of Veloute, and added Sauce Tomat and Hollandaise.
One Last Thing…
Some of the classic versions of these sauces use different thickening agents to bring the sauce to its proper consistency. If you’re unfamiliar with thickening agents such asroux, liasons, or emulsions, you can follow the corresponding links for more information.