Brown Sauce II (Espagnole)

A dish that starts with butter and finishes with carrot.

Fish And Meat Sauces

contains glutencontains dairycontains meat

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 60 ml butter
  • 1 slice carrot
  • 1 slice onion
  • Bit of bay leaf
  • Sprig of thyme
  • Sprig of parsley
  • 6 peppercorns
  • 74 ml flour
  • 470 ml Brown Stock
  • Salt and pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cook butter with carrot, onion, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, and peppercorns, until brown, stirring constantly, care being taken that butter is not allowed to burn; add flour, and when well browned, add stock gradually. Bring to boiling-point, strain, and season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories344
Protein4.4 g
Fat23.7 g
Carbs31.7 g
Fiber5.4 g
Sodium50 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States