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Meat sauce: simple recipes. Video
Gravy is the popular name for the sauce. The main purpose of this magnificent culinary invention is to give food a special juiciness and rich taste. There are a myriad of gravy recipes that can be used for meat and meat products. Sour cream sauces are very popular, making the main course soft and tender, as well as amazing mixtures of vegetables, herbs and spices.
How to make sour cream gravy for meat
Experienced chefs recommend making a sauce of sour cream with a fat content of at least 20% so that the meat dish turns out to be especially juicy. For a classic white sauce recipe, you will need the following set of foods:
– sour cream with a fat content of 20-30% (1 l);
– soft butter (2 tablespoons); – wheat flour of the highest grade (2 tablespoons); – table salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Boil sour cream over low heat in an enamel or cast iron bowl, stirring constantly. Heat a dry skillet, quickly fry the sifted flour on it, then reduce the heat and add butter with constant stirring. The flour should be golden brown. If small lumps form, dilute the mixture with a little cold milk, strain, then place it back in the pan and heat.
Carefully, pour hot sour cream into the fried flour mass in small portions, season with salt and pepper to your liking and mix everything thoroughly. Bring the sauce to a boil and serve hot. Such a sour cream mixture can be added not only to meat dishes, but also to fish, snacks, vegetables.
The prepared gravy can be served in a separate bowl for fried or boiled meat and minced meat products, or it can be poured over a dish. In addition, sauces are often used for stewing or roasting foods.
Tomato sauce for meat dishes
Tomato-based sauce is great for minced meat dishes such as meatballs. They can be poured over the side dish; you can also put meat balls in it and bake in the oven or bring the meat to readiness in a deep frying pan. For a simple tomato sauce you will need:
– tomato paste (2 tablespoons); – onions (1 head); – carrots (1 pc.); – refined vegetable oil (2 tablespoons); – sour cream with a fat content of 20% (2 tablespoons); – spices, herbs and herbs to taste.
Chop the onion finely, grate the carrots. Place the chopped vegetables in a cast iron skillet and sauté in vegetable oil (sunflower or olive oil) until golden brown. Add tomato paste diluted in two glasses of boiled water to the dishes, then spices and herbs (for example, granulated sugar, a mixture of peppers, bay leaves, oregano). Let the gravy boil for 2-3 minutes. over low heat, put sour cream in it and after 3 minutes. turn off. The sauce is ready to eat. Sprinkle fresh chopped herbs on top of it before serving.