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Espagnole Sauce
Espagnole sauce, or brown sauce is one of the classic French mother sauces. This basic sauce is the foundation for so many sauces in French cuisine.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Servings:
2
cups
Calories:
480 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 small onion minced
- 1 small carrot minced
- 1 rib celery minced
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 mushroom chopped
- 5 cups beef stock or beef broth
- 1 prig thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat oil to shimmering over medium heat. Reduce heat to and add minced vegetables. Cook gently, stirring occasionally until vegetables are transparent and begin to soften.
- Add flour, stir using a whisk or wooden spoon until the flour is pale golden brown but does not burn.
- Whisk in tomato paste, choppped mushroom, stock or broth and bouquet garni, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Then partially cover pot, reduce heat and gently simmer for 40-45 minutes.
- Strain stock using a fine mesh sieve, pressing vegetables with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Return sauce to clean pan and continue simmering sauce until it is thick and glossy. It should coat the back of a spoon.
- Use sauce immediately, or allow to cool and transfer to a jar and store in the refrigerator or freeze.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
480kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
44g
(68%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
31g
(155%)
Sodium
2.873mg
(0%)
Potassium
563mg
(12%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
4.341IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 480
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 480kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 44g | 68% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 31g | 155% |
| Sodium | 2.873mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 563mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 4.341IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.