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Making Mother Sauces Workshop
Making Mother Sauces Workshop
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I loved this class the food was so delicious!!

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Tomato Sauce

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more infocustomer photos

I loved this class the food was so delicious!!

5 stars out of 5
loops

Tomato Sauce

Making Mother Sauces Workshop

Created by Chef Mark Kalix

Learn to master the preparation of three essential sauces—hollandaise, béchamel, and tomato—that form the backbone of countless dishes.

This experience is no longer available.

Note:

All classes will be held via Zoom and recorded. Please make sure you’re able to access Zoom prior to class time. The actual class link will be sent no later than 24 hours before class starts.

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The Experience

"Mother sauces" sound like some of Mom’s favorite recipes (and they might very well be!), but the term actually refers to culinary essentials that all pro chefs learn to master—and now you can too. Join Chef Mark Kalix for an immersive live online workshop in making three mother sauces—hollandaise, béchamel, and tomato—that form the backbone of countless dishes and are key to learning the art of sauce-making itself. This class is just right for both culinary novices and experienced cooks looking to enhance their skills and wow family and friends with restaurant-quality flavors at home.

  • Gain hands-on experience in creating mother sauces from scratch and learn their historical significance and versatile use across a wide range of dishes.
  • Understand essential cooking techniques for creating a buttery hollandaise, making a smooth béchamel, and preparing a garden-fresh tomato concassé.
  • Learn about daughter sauces, like velouté, a version of béchamel that’s made with clear stock instead of milk.
  • Discover how to pair hollandaise with fresh asparagus, and how béchamel and tomato concassé can transform even simple pasta dishes into exquisite gourmet experiences.
  • Chef Mark will also provide tips on how to avoid and troubleshoot common pitfalls (like curdled hollandaise or lumpy béchamel), and you’ll benefit from his expert guidance in a fully interactive class with real-time feedback and advice tailored to your questions.
Class length: 90 minutes.

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For this class, you'll need a large pot, a medium pot, a medium saute pan, a small pot, a large metal mixing bowl, a medium bowl, ice, a whisk, a kitchen knife, a cutting board, a paring knife, measuring spoons and cups, tongs or a kitchen spider in addition to the ingredients listed in the link below

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You'll receive an email at least 24 hours before your experience with all the preparation details.

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Ages

16+

Notes

1-2 people per screen, please. (More than that affects the quality of everyone's experience.)

Item ID

60592

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