chef john’s tomato sauce

Chef John’s White Sauce

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Description White sauce is one of the “mother sauces” in traditional culinary training and is used in many popular dishes. Ingredients ½ cup butter ½ cup flour 1 quart milk 4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg salt 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: … Read more

Chef John’s Tomato Sauce

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Description This is one of my most requested food wishes, my all-purpose basic tomato sauce. Whenever I make a meat sauce, this is my base. You can only stir this with a wooden spoon, otherwise it’s bad luck. Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil 1 onion, finely diced 1 rib celery, finely diced 1 pinch salt … Read more