If you're interested in creating unforgettable meals with gourmet sauces... recreating the magic of your favorite restaurant (at home)... or in discovering how to locate exotic sauce ingredients at prices that won't break the bank... then you've found the right book! Have you ever eaten in a restaurant and fallen in love with one of the tasty gourmet sauces that the chef prepared? If so, then you're in good company! Almost everyone has had this experience at some point or another. Cooking experts of all cultures know: great sauces can make an ordinary dish an instant gourmet classic...we know that thick, rich gourmet sauces are the hidden secret of really great food... With this book, you'll learn how to make thick, rich, flavorful sauces. And, if you have a natural love of cooking and gourmet food, you can learn how to create your favorite restaurant-style sauces at home for far less than the cost of eating out every day! By skillfully using sauces and spices, you can create different meals every single time... and avoid hearing complaints from your family and friends of "not again"... You'll learn the secrets to creating great sauces. Secrets like: - Knowing the basic sauce ingredients... - The best pots and pans for cooking your sauces... - How to choose the right mixing spoon... - Where to find the best ingredients for your homemade sauces... - And many others (such as how to select the right ingredients for "ethnic" dishes: Asian, French, Eastern European...) Expert chefs know that all too often, the sauce makes the meal. It's no wonder that the best chefs guard their sauce recipes jealously. This is the complete guide to making gourmet sauces at home. Here's just some of what's inside: - Sauce Ingredients 101: What you need to know about the most-often used sauce ingredients - Five most commonly used white sauces that can be used in everything from macaroni and cheese to heavily spiced meats - Five most commonly used red sauces for your favorite Italian, Mexican, or Creole dishes - Ten sauce-making tips from expert chefs that you can follow to make perfect sauces every time - The five French "mother sauces" and the essential ingredients needed to create these staple sauces - Easy to make English, Eastern European, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, North African, and Spanish sauces that will make creating your favorite ethnic dishes easy - Secrets to creating fruit sauces and syrups to make the most of your pancakes, waffles, ice cream, or even meat dishes - 5 ways to use sauces every day to spice up your dishes - Where can you find the best ingredients for your homemade sauces - 3 tips for saving money when buying sauce ingredients... so you can make great-tasting sauces without a huge investment - Plus much, MUCH MORE! This just scratches the surface of what's in this book. It gives you everything you need to know about making your very own gourmet sauces, written in simple, easy to understand terms. In a very short time you and your family could be enjoying your very own gourmet sauce creations in the comfort of your home. With this book you'll learn what the expert pros do -- allowing you to make your own gourmet sauces today.
