Recipe: Collection - Sauces (10)

Sauces (10)
rec.food.recipes/Dean B. Reardon/1993
Source: from Better Homes and Gardens, New Cook Book, 1989, ISBN: 0-696-00826-2

- White Sauce
- Low-Calorie White Sauce
- Almond Sauce
- Cheese Sauce
- Curry Sauce
- Herb-Garlic Sauce
- Lemon-Chive Sauce
- Mexicali Sauce
- Parmesan Sauce
- Sherry Sauce

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White Sauce
Makes 3/4 cup (twelve 1-tbsp servings).
Calories: 18

1 tbsp margarine or butter
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
Dash pepper
3/4 cup milk

In a small saucepan melt margarine or butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more.

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Low-Calorie White Sauce
Calories: 8

Prepare as above, except omit margarine or butter and substitute skim milk for the milk. In a screw-top jar combine flour, salt, pepper, and milk. Shake till blended. Cook as above.

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Almond Sauce
Makes 1 cup. (sixteen 1-tbsp servings)
Calories: 25

Prepare as above, except toast 1/4 cup slivered almonds in melted margarine or butter. Omit salt and add 1 tsp instant chicken bouillon granules with the flour. Serve with vegetables or fish.

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Cheese Sauce
Makes about 1 cup. (sixteen 1-tbsp servings)
Calories: 32

Prepare as above, except omit salt. Over low heat, stir 3/4 cup shredded process Swiss, American or Gruyere cheese or 1/4 cup crumbled Blue cheese into cooked sauce till melted. Serve with vegetables.

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Curry Sauce
Calories: 21

Prepare as above, except cook 1/2 to 1 tsp curry powder in the melted margarine or butter for 1 minute. If desired, stir 1 tbsp chopped chutney into the cooked sauce. Serve with fish and poultry.

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Herb-Garlic Sauce
Calories: 19

Prepare as above, except cook 1 clove garlic, minced in the melted margarine or butter. Stir in 1/4 tsp caraway seed or celery seed, or dried basil, oregano, or sage, crushed with the flour. Serve with vegetables or poultry.

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Lemon-Chive Sauce
Calories: 19

Prepare as above, except stir in 1 tbsp1010 snipped chives and 1/2 tsp finely shredded lemon peel with the flour. Serve with vegetables, poultry, or fish.

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Mexicali Sauce
Calories: 19

Prepare as above except cook 1/2 tsp chili powder in melted margarine or butter for 30 seconds. Stir 2 tbsp diced green chili peppers into cooked sauce. Serve with beef or pork.

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Parmesan Sauce
Calories: 28

Prepare as above except omit salt. Over low heat, stir 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese into cooked sauces till melted. Serve with beef, pork, poultry, or vegetables.

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Sherry Sauce
Calories: 20

Prepare as above except stir 1 to 2 tbsp dry sherry or dry white wine into cooked sauce. Serve with veal.
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