Sauces are used to enhance and enrich the flavor of food. As for the second courses, gravy is prepared for meat, fish, cereals, pasta. With their help, they supplement and diversify the daily diet. They are prepared from various products.
There are a lot of recipes for gravy. Their main difference from sauces is that they are not served separately, but together with the dish.
Potato sauce
This gravy goes well with fish dishes. For cooking, vegetable oil is poured into the bottom of the frypot or stewpan. Pour in a teaspoon of caraway seeds and fry to darken slightly. At this time, the potatoes are peeled and cut. Then you need to add a little bit of red bitter pepper and turmeric. The amount depends on the preference of the cook. After stirring the mixture, add potatoes and fry for ten minutes. Then they pour in water, salt when it boils, and boil for 15 minutes. The water should only slightly cover the potatoes. Over time, pour in a little fermented baked milk, add coriander and continue cooking. At the end, the dish is complemented with chopped pickled cucumber.
Sauce for meat
Fresh vegetables are required for the meat gravy. Fry pieces of meat in one frying pan in heated oil. In another frying pan in butter, simmer the carrots and onions, chopped on a grater. After 5 minutes of frying, put the peeled and chopped tomatoes to the vegetables. When the vegetables are soft, add 20 grams of flour, stir and add 250 ml of clean water. Put the fried pieces of meat into the boiled gravy and cook everything together for half an hour. At the end of stewing, add spices, seasonings and a clove of grated garlic to make the gravy with meat more spicy. You can also add a little bell pepper or chili to the gravy when roasting vegetables - for spicy lovers. It is better to serve the dish hot.
Mushroom sauce
Mushroom gravy should be served with porridge. It goes especially well with buckwheat. First, the mushrooms are washed and boiled. For champignons, this process can be skipped. Cut onions into smaller pieces. Chopped mushrooms are fried with onions in butter. Add a little salt, mix, and then add a tablespoon of flour. After mixing the ingredients, pour cream or sour cream and heat. Seasoned with gravy, sprinkle with herbs on top.
Pasta sauce
Vegetable gravy is most often prepared for pasta. It also goes well with meat. For her, you need to chop the garlic and cut the onions slightly larger. Put them in a frying pan, lightly fry in vegetable oil. During this time, you should prepare and grate the carrots, and then send after the onions and garlic. When the vegetables are fried, they are poured with tomato juice. If there are tomatoes, then juice can be made by grinding them in a blender. Spices and favorite seasonings are put in the mass. Basil, oregano, turmeric go well with this gravy. Warm up the mixture with tomatoes, add cream and simmer the mass until thickened. If you follow the figure, you can skip the cream.
A little undercooked potatoes, yesterday's porridge, and slightly burnt meat will go well with a delicious gravy. The main thing is to cook it correctly, use fresh products and, of course, experiment for the sake of interesting combinations, only in moderation.
