French · Sauce / condiment

Sauce Poulette

Name: Sauce Poulette
Total time: 59 min
Yield: Serves 6 · About 500 ml, sauce for 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150 g white button mushrooms, thinly sliced; 120 ml water; 10 g unsalted butter; 1 tsp lemon juice; 30 g unsalted butter; 30 g plain flour; 650 ml white chicken or veal stock, unsalted, hot; 2 egg yolks; 1 pinch grated nutmeg; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 15 g cold unsalted butter, diced; salt and white pepper, to taste

Sauce allemande, a yolk-enriched velouté, sharpened with reduced mushroom essence, lemon and parsley. The classic dressing for mussels, calf's feet, sweetbreads and mushrooms.

YieldServes 6 · About 500 ml, sauce for 6
Hands-on35 min
Total59 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Mushroom liquor

150 gwhite button mushrooms, thinly sliced
120 mlwater
10 gunsalted butter
1 tsplemon juice

Velouté

30 gunsalted butter
30 gplain flour
650 mlwhite chicken or veal stock, unsalted, hot

Allemande

2egg yolks
1 pinchgrated nutmeg

Finish

1 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
15 gcold unsalted butter, dicedoptional
to tastesalt and white pepper

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Celery
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Onion
Carrot
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Nutmeg
Mushrooms (any)
Button, cremini and portobello
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 3

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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