What type of purposes do sauces serve in recipes?
Can they affect not only the flavor but also the texture and appeal of your dishes?
Sauces are surely an important role in the recipes you choose. They bring them to life! They add complementary textures and flavors and balance your dishes.
You can pair a bratwurst, for example, with a mustard sauce that has a sharp taste to cut the richness of the flavor. In other cases, sauces can serve the opposite goal, like adding Hollandaise sauce to tender asparagus to create a richer flavor.
Sauces can also enhance entrees, salads, and side dishes by matching flavors rather than contrasting them. It's a bit trickier to bring this to life, but it works well with mildly seasoned main dishes that are served with buttery sauces on top.
How do sauces help save dishes that didn't turn out just as you would have liked?
Sauces can be a lifesaver if you have overcooked a meat or seafood dish. Dry fish or chicken will become tasty once more with the addition of cream sauce.
Sauces give your dishes a visual appeal, too. Red raspberry sauce on a chocolate cake, for example, makes it look irresistible. Read on, and learn more about how to mane and use sauces.
