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  White Sauce                        Also known as  Roux
Melt 2 tbsp of butter and then add 2 tbsp of plain flour and gently stir over low heat for a minute or two. Add pinch of salt and pepper.
Add milk, stirring all the time to prevent lumps and until sauce thickens.

Variations:
(a)  Cheese                   Add grated cheese to above roux and stir until it melts and thickens. Small pinch of cayenne pepper
(b)  Cheese with Bite     Add grated cheese and blue vein cheese to above roux and stir until it melts and thickens.
(c)  Sweet and Spicy     Add pinch of nutmeg and 1/2 tsp of sugar to above roux
(d)  Parsley Sauce        Add 1/2 cup of FRESH parsley to above roux

  Apple Sauce                         Pork Roast
You can make this from scratch by peeling and slicing apples and making sauce on stove top  ~ just cook the apples longer
Hopefully you would have cooked your pork roast on a bed of sliced apples ~ Granny smith are most suitable 
While the meat is resting take the apple from the pan and put in saucepan on stove top  add enough water to just cover  put in 2 x tsp of sugar
Boil hard until apples turn mushy and then drain excess water  add a sprinkle of cinnamon and a smidgen of nutmeg.
Using a hand wand, mush up the mix  Serve with your roast pork.

  Mustard Sauce                                                  Beef ~ Corned Beef  ~ Pickled Pork
I
ngredients:
1 tbsp melted butter   2 beef oxo cubes   2 tbsp flour    3 tbsp of prepared mustard (as below) 
1 cup water from corned beef   1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
Method:
Melt the butter, then add the flour in saucepan  off the heat / stir /  stir oxo cubes in corned beef water and add to saucepan 
Bring to boil turn down to low and cook until thickened  .
Then add prepared mustard and Worchester sauce  stirring to make the sauce..
Variations:
2   hot english mustard and 1 dijon
2   dijon and 1 hot english mustard
1   hot english mustard and 1 horseradish sauce

  Edmond's Mustard Sauce for Corned Beef         Beef ~ Corned Beef  ~ Pickled Pork
I
ngredients:
1 egg   1/4 cup sugar   1 tbsp flour    1 tsp mustard    Salt and pepper to taste    1 cup liquid corned beef cooked in   1/4 cup vinegar
Method:
Beat egg and sugar; add flour, mustard, salt and pepper, then stir in liquid gradually. Cook until mixture thickens
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  Sticky Chicken Sauce            Leave overnight in fridge for best results
In a bowl, mix together  1/4 cup brown sugar  1/4 cup dark soy sauce 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce  1/4 cup water
Grated fresh ginger and garlic to taste

Method: 
Pour over chicken wings and leave to marinate.   Bake at 150c for about 1-1 1/2 hrs   Baste and turn often. Roll in pre~roasted sesame seeds.
  Sage and Onion Chicken Sauce
Having cooked your chicken pieces, remove and set aside   Strain off most of the fat from the roasting pan or frypan. Add 100ml of chicken stock.
In this, sauté  2 small onions sliced and diced  Add 2 tbsp brandy, a good dollop of redcurrant jam, chicken stock and fine chopped fresh sage.
Sprinkle a little ground pepper   Reduce resulting liquid by half and place cooked chicken pieces back into this sauce, spooning to coat.
Remove chicken and place the balance of sauce in gravy jug to serve at the table.

  Seafood Sauce                     For cocktails  crayfish  prawns crab oysters  fish  mussels  ~ Use store bought or home made aioli
Ingredients:
1/2 cup aioli  1/4 cup tomato sauce   worcestershire sauce  tabasco sauce  1/4 cup cream horseradish   zest  1 lime 1 lemon  salt and pepper
Method:
Mix all well together and cover. Will store in fridge for a week
Garlic Sauce                           A perfect potent sauce for  flavouring stews  casseroles  meat loaves roasts
I
ngredients:
1 large onion   150 of garlic   2 tbsp whole cloves  1 1/2 tsp ground ginger  1 tbsp salt   250 gms brown sugar  1 kg treacle 
5 cups malt vinegar  1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
Method:
Mince the peeled onion and the unpeeled garlic and combine with the remaining ingredients, except the worcestershire sauce.
Let stand over night. Bring the mixture to the boil and cook gently, uncovered for 1 hr and stir occasionally. Rub the sauce through a sieve.
Then add the worcestershire sauce and pour into sterilised bottles and seal . Makes about 2 litres.

Garlic and Apple Ketchup                 Should be left several months before using.
750g apples   250g garlic   1.5lt malt vinegar    piece root ginger-bruised    3 chillies-split     2 tbsp whole cloves    4tsp salt 
4 tbsp  peppercorns    500g treacle.
Chop apples, skin and cores included   Separate garlic cloves but don't peel. Combine all ingredients except treacle in large  pot and boil gently.
Approx 1 hour or until apples pulpy and garlic soft. Rub through strainer or mouli and  return to cleaned pot.  Add treacle and bring to the boil
Boil 5 min and then pour  into hot, clean bottles and seal.

Lemon Sauce                         Great over chicken
1/2 cup lemon juice   2 tbsp honey   2 tsp grated ginger   1 cup chicken stock   1 tsp soy sauce   1 tbsp cornflour   2 tbsp water
Place lemon juice, honey, ginger, stock and soy in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil. Mix the cornflour and the water together.
Add to the sauce and simmer until thickened, stirring all the while.

Lemon ~ Parsley Sauce         Great over fish
Take ~ 1/2 cup butter  1 tbsp fresh lemon juice  1 mashed garlic clove  1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley  Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
Stir in the lemon juice, garlic and parsley. Blend well and stir over low heat for several minutes

  Lemon ~ Herbed Sauce         Great over fish ~ great for inside whole baked fish
Take ~ 1/2 cup butter  2  tsp lemon zest   1 tbsp chopped chives   1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley   3 tsp dried thyme
M
elt the butter in a small saucepan. Blend in all other ingredients and beat until smooth

Tzatziki Sauce
I
ngredients:
2 small cucumbers, seeded and diced   11/4 cups yoghurt   2 tbsp olive oil   juice of 1 lemon   white pepper  salt  1 tbsp fresh dill  4 cloves garlic.
Method:
In food processor / blender, combine all ingredients and process till well combined. Cover and place in fridge for minimum of one hour.
Pinenut Sauce                          Great over chicken breast   
1 slice white bread, crusts removed  1/4 cup cold water   1/2 cup pine nuts   2 cloves garlic, chopped    juice of 1 lemon   3 tbsp olive oil   salt
Place bread in a bowl, cover with cold water and leave to soak and soften for 10 minutes.
Place bread and remaining ingredients, except salt, in a food processor and process to form a smooth paste, the consistency of thick yoghurt. Season with salt to taste.

Satay Sauce
 Ingredients:
3/4 cup milk  1/4 cup peanut butter  1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce  2 crushed cloves of garlic  1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp garam masala
Method:
Place all ingredients in a microwave proof bowl. Cook on high for 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until thick and well combined. Makes about 250ml
Satay Sauce      Version two
Ingredients: 
2 tbsp oil  1 clove garlic  1 medium onion  1/4 tsp chilli powder  1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter  1 tbsp soy sauce  1 tbsp lemon juice 
2  tsp brown sugar  3/4 cup coconut cream  salt
Method:
In a saucepan sauté onion in oil.
Add crushed garlic and chilli powder. Stir in peanut butter , soy sauce, lemon juice and sugar.
Add coconut cream and cook until it boils stirring constantly. Season with salt to taste. Add more sugar if necessary.

Satay Sauce      Version three
1 tsp chilli powder  5 tsp water  1 tbsp oil  1 grated onion  1 crushed garlic clove, 2 tbsp  lemon juice 1 tsp  salt, 4 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
1 tsp ground cumin  1 tsp coriander.
Blend the chilli powder and water together to make a paste. Heat oil in pan, add onion, garlic and chilli paste and fry gently until onion is soft.
Add remaining ingredients stirring well to combine.

Silverbeet / Spinach / Bok Choy Cream Sauce
Finely chop an onion and 3 cloves garlic and lightly fry in tbsp olive oil. Pour in a half glass white wine, reduce wine and add 300ml cream and simmer.
Check flavour and add salt and pepper to taste  Add spinach and continue simmering until thick.
Add parmesan cheese or tsp whole grain mustard if desired.

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