MAKING INCREDIBLE 
PAN SAUCES AT HOME

By The Reluctant Gourmet™ 
Copyright © 2003 G. Stephen Jones
http://www.reluctantgourmet.com


If you want to elevate your cooking skills to a new level and add a whole lot more to your gastronomy repertoire, learn how to make a simple pan sauce. With this technique in your cooking bag of tricks, you can turn a simple pan-fried steak into a mouth-watering meal, a plain boneless chicken breast into a delicious feast, or a modest pork chop into a scrumptious 
banquet. Ok, maybe I'm stretching a bit but check this out. 

Restaurants chefs use this technique all the time. Basically they cook something in a sauté pan over pretty high heat until it's done and leaves a bunch of brown caramelize bits of "stuff" in the pan. 

You look at this "stuff" in the pan and say to yourself, "Now how am I going to clean this 'stuff' off the pan? What a mess! I wish I had used a non stick pan." 

The "stuff" has a name, it's called "fond" and you want that "fond" left stuck there to your pan because it is packed with incredible flavors you can make an incredible pan sauce out of. It's also easy to dissolve by adding a little liquid to the pan and using a wooden spoon to stir it with. This process is called deglazing and can be done with wine, brandy, fortified wines, stock, cider, fruit juices or most typically a combination of any two. Just be careful to remove the pan from the heat before you do so the alcohol doesn't ignite and blow up in your face if you use wine. I've spoken with chefs who have seen this happen. 

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The next steps are to continue to cook the liquid in the pan until it is reduced by half and finish by adding several pats of butter to thicken and enhance the flavor of the sauce. If you ever knew how much butter professional chefs use in restaurants to "enhance" flavor, you would be amazed. I sometimes think they make their dishes too rich because I get that uncomfortable "too full" feeling later on, but then again, it's so good while you're dining. 

Now those are just the basics. 

To create more complexity to the sauce you'll want to add some aromatics like garlic or shallots for a subtle but additional layer of flavor. Then you might want to add some additional ingredients such as mushrooms, mustards, chutneys, herbs and/or spices to give even more complexity and deeper flavors. 

For more information on making classic and quick pan sauces at home including what kind of pan to use, how much deglazing liquid to use and two example recipes for the same sauce, one classic and the other quick go to http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/pan_sauces.htm 

Copyright © 2003 G. Stephen Jones, The Reluctant Gourmet™

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G. Stephen Jones created the Reluctant Gourmet back in 1997 as a hobby to assist other novice cooks who may find the art of cooking a little daunting. "As an ex-Wall Street broker and Stay-at-Home Dad, I try to explore cooking from a different perspective. Visit http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/ for more tips, techniques, and recipes."

Editor's Note:  Check out his article called MAKING INCREDIBLE SAUCES AT HOME where he lists some ways to obtain good quality stock and stock reductions. Also check out his Kitchen Pantry page where he lists the best source for quality stock reductions including demi glace, lobster stock, lamb stock, etc.

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