The world’s fastest sauce recipe so good they’ll eat their vegetables


As anyone who is a regular reader of this blog knows, I am also a culinary food student. And, as a student, all sorts of things happen. Like, say, another student actually swipes your pan so, oh dear, now you have to make a pan sauce from scratch.

See, a pan sauce is easy if you already have a fond (that nice, dark coloring on the bottom, inside of your pan – and, no, I don’t mean the burned stuff!). But without one (a problem a lot of vegetarians have) what are you to do?

I know the answer. Because I was the student whose pan went missing. And if this sauce doesn’t get your kids and husband to eat their vegetables, I don’t know what will!

Vegetarian recipe for the world’s best scratch sauce
After someone lifted our pan, we had to make a sauce from scratch. Here’s what I did so if you are ever in the same boat, you can whip together a sauce from nothing, too.

First, I minced half an onion. Then I sweated it in a saute pan with butter. Now, the point here was to get the onion translucent, not brown (I was not caramelizing) so I kept the heat on the low side; sweating takes time.

Once the onion was translucent, I added a roux (fat + flour mixture) as a thickening agent. Next, I poured in some vegetable stock. Then fresh, minced thyme (well, in reality, we used dried, but we would have used fresh if there was any to be had, so that is what I recommend). Splash of cream, squeeze of lemon, and salt and pepper to taste.

And there you have it: A super fast sauce. Which everyone in the class said they loved.

What to do with my sauce?
Why pour it on anything that does not move fast enough. Sauteed asparagus. Broiled tomatoes. Steamed broccoli, baked potato, and so on.

And enjoy!

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3 Responses to “The world’s fastest sauce recipe so good they’ll eat their vegetables”

  1. La Nouvelle Femme

    Sounds easy and delicious! I'll have to bookmark this page for future reference.

  2. Sweet Rickey

    I love this blog and have been reading it for six months or so. I am an "Almost Veg" too–this recipe is going on my refrigerator door so I know where to find it!

  3. Sweet Rickey

    I love this blog and have been reading it for six months or so. I am an "Almost Veg" too–this recipe is going on my refrigerator door so I know where to find it!

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