Introduction

White, brown, tomato, and hollandaise are only some of the sauces that you are going to make in this course. Once you master the skill of sauce-making, considered one of the greatest skills a chef can have, you will know how to turn a somewhat good dish into an amazing one.

The course programming increment was created to help you stay organized, but it is up to you to decide how much you want to learn in a week.

Week 1 - Topic 1: Introduction to Sauces

Welcome to a world of flavors! A sauce is a liquid served on or used in the preparation of food which adds flavor, moisture and visual appeal to a dish. Sauce is a French word taken from the Latin salsus, meaning salted.

During this first topic, you will learn about the history of sauces, the 5 mother sauces, and the sauce family groups.

Week 1 - Topic 2: White Sauces

Now we will look at the first sauce family group and its categories in more depth. White sauces offer the widest range of possibilities in the whole sauce repertoire as they are used for coating food, binding soufflés, croquettes and fritters, in bases for gratin and lasagna, and to thicken soups.

Week 2 - Topic 3: Brown Sauces

This week we will be covering brown sauces and derivative brown sauces. You will cook great meals, including dishes for various meats that feature pan sauces, which require very detailed cooking techniques. Perfect your brown sauce making skills and discover how this family of sauces can turn a regular meal into an explosion of flavour.

Week 3 - Topic 4: Emulsified Sauces

Now that you have a base of fundamental knowledge on sauce making, let's add air to the butter sauces! You will discover the secrets of hot and cold emulsified sauces (which are the hardest ones to master) along with great recipes to practice with.

Week 4 - Topic 5: Barbecue Sauces, Tomato Sauces, & Coulis

This is the 4th and final week of "Sauce Making Fundamentals". By now, you should have gained a good pound of weight or you haven`t practiced enough! In this last week, we will discuss BBQ sauces, tomato sauces and coulis, all of which will add that something special to your meals.