Classic Sauces

We’ve all heard of the French Mother sauces. Consider this online cooking class a mini American home version of that. Here you will learn four basic types of sauces to complete any meal. You will understand how to make a solid emulsion in our Foolproof Vinaigrette, a simple pureed sauce like pesto, a thickened flour-based mornay sauce, and finally a red wine pan sauce. With these four sauce styles under your belt, switching out ingredients to change them up is easy and elevating a simple meal is at your fingertips.
- Introduction
- Lesson Overview
- Introduction to Sauces
- Test Your Sauces IQ
- How Sauces Work
- Techniques
- Equipment
- Key Ingredients
- Pitfalls
- Core Technique Videos
- Making an Emulsified Sauce
- Making a Pureed Sauce
- Making a Thickened Sauce
- Making a Reduction
- Concept Review
- Quiz
- Recipe Lesson: Foolproof Vinaigrette
- Recipe Overview
- What You’ll Need
- Common Mistakes
- Cook Along in the Test Kitchen
- Share Your Dish
- How Did You Do?
- Printable Recipe
- Recipe Lesson: Salsa Verde
- Recipe Overview
- What You’ll Need
- Common Mistakes
- Cook Along in the Test Kitchen
- Share Your Dish
- How Did You Do?
- Printable Recipe
- Recipe Lesson: Mornay Sauce
- Recipe Overview
- What You’ll Need
- Common Mistakes
- Cook Along in the Test Kitchen
- Share Your Dish
- How Did You Do?
- Printable Recipe
- Recipe Lesson: Red Wine Pan Sauce
- Recipe Overview
- What You’ll Need
- Common Mistakes
- Cook Along in the Test Kitchen
- Share Your Dish
- How Did You Do?
- Printable Recipe