Sauce
Description
This cooking method is often used in children's institutions or hospitals. Steaming helps diversify the menu with healthy dishes made from meat, fish, or vegetables. But have you ever tried a sauce prepared using steam? It turns out incredibly tender in texture and has a creamy flavor. It's worth the little extra effort! Another advantage of this method is that your sauce won't burn. This sauce reminds me somewhat of béchamel in taste, although in this Italian recipe milk is used instead of broth. You can serve it simply with side dishes, as well as alongside meat, poultry, or fish. It's perfect with pasta, meat, and vegetables.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients. If you have a specially equipped steamer, you can cook in it. You just need to turn on the steam mode and add water. If you don't have such an appliance, you can set up a makeshift steamer on the stovetop.
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Step 2
Take a saucepan, a suitable pot, or an aluminum bowl. Add water to fill one-third of the container, then place a bowl or a small pot on top. The double boiler is ready. The stove heat should be set to medium. Bring the water to a boil and place a piece of butter into the bowl.
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Step 3
Melt it.
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Step 4
Add flour.
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Step 5
Mix.
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Step 6
Add the meat broth in small portions. If the process is too slow, increase the temperature. If the temperature seems too high, you can remove the bowl from the bain-marie and wait a few minutes for it to cool down.
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Step 7
Add lemon juice, salt, ground pepper, or your favorite spices to taste.
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Step 8
Stirring, cook the sauce for about 5 minutes. The sauce should thicken and become a smooth, homogeneous mixture. Remove it from the heat.
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Step 9
The sauce is ready. It has a rich, meaty flavor and aroma, the mixture is smooth with no lumps or film on the surface. The texture is smooth, uniform, white with a slight creaminess.