Chef's Guide to Sauces & Dips: a QuickStudy Laminated Reference (Quickstudy Reference Guide)

ISBN: 1423241770

Author: Weinstein, Chef Jay

Condition: New

This concise, made for quick-access, kitchen-proof guide will be your next best kitchen tool. Author and Chef Jay Weinstein, CIA-trained veteran of Americas finest kitchens (New Yorks Le Bernardin, Bostons Jasper) expertly selects ingredients and methods for modern sauce-making as well as dips and stocks in this ultimate 6 page laminated reference. Thumbnail recipes for all major contemporary sauces, including reductions, coulis (puree), lis (starch-thickened), vinaigrettes, and emulsions are here. Modern mother sauces such as mustard vinaigrettes feature variations perfect for fish and seafood, vegetable dishes, meats, pastas, and salads. Bchamel, velout, espagnole (brown sauce), tomato sauce, and hollandaise include secondary sauces created by adding just a few flavorings. Condiments, salsas, dressings, and dips feature suggested illustrations, simple mini recipes, and recommendations for pairings. Plus cooked bean dips with aromatics and finishing herbs to match five key bean varieties. Classic stocks, such as blond chicken stock, brown veal stock, and white wine-laced fish fumet stand alongside stocks of emerging world cuisines like Japanese dashi, American vegetable broths, and Indian curry stocks. All essential but easily do-able recipes. This guide is a must-have for every ambitious home cook and savvy professional.6 page laminated guide includes: Sauce & Stock Definitions Modern Mother Sauces Vinaigrettes, Mayonnaise, Tomato Sauce Reductions Simple Stock Reduction Sauces for Red Meat & Poultry Poached Fruit with Natural Reduction Sauce Mushroom Cream Reduction for Fried Oysters, Polenta & Pasta Balsamic Reduction for Fresh Fruit Classic Mother Sauces Velout, Brown Sauce (Espagnole), White Sauce (Bechamel), Hollandaise Coulis Sauces Roasted Red Bell Pepper Coulis for Fish or Vegetables Banana-Cinnamon Coulis for Winter Desserts Simple Strawberry Coulis for Cakes, Custards, Gelato & Poached Fruit Italian, Mexican & Other Sauces Pesto, Mole, Salsa Fresca, Butter Sauce (Beurre Blanc) Dips Artichoke Dip, Curry Dip, Watercress Dip, Hummus, Pinto Bean Dip Roasted Garlic & Red Pepper Dip, Spicy White Bean Citrus Dip, Dairy-Based Dips Chutneys Cranberry Chutney, Red & Yellow Plum Tomato Chutney Spiced Mango Chutney, Pear Chutney with Dates & Almonds Cilantro-Mint Chutney Condiments Homemade Ketchup, Homemade Mustard, Homemade BBQ Sauce, Homemade Cocktail Sauce Sriracha-style Chili Sauce, Homemade Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, Thai Peanut Sauce Dessert Sauces Vanilla Sauce (Crme Anglaise), Rum/Bourbon Sauce for Bread Puddings, Chocolate Sauce Master Fruit Coulis Recipe Stocks Basic Stock Recipe, Chicken Stock, Vegetable Stock, Beef Stock, Fish Stock (Fumet in French) Curry Stock, Porcini Mushroom Stock, Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock) Broths New England Sweet Root Vegetable Broth, New York Carrot Onion Stock Vietnamese Soup Broth Food & Sauces Pairing Chart