Sauce Estragon (Tarragon Sauce)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 30 grammes tarragon sprigs
- 4 spoonfuls the Velouté being prepared
- 1 litre Velouté de volaille or Velouté de poisson
- 1 half-spoonful chopped tarragon
Instructions
- Blanch 30 grammes of chopped tarragon sprigs briskly and drain them thoroughly.
- Crush the tarragon with a spoon, working in 4 spoonfuls of the Velouté being prepared.
- Pass through the étamine.
- Mix the purée obtained into 1 litre of Velouté de volaille or Velouté de poisson, according to the preparation the sauce is intended for.
- Correct the seasoning and complete with 1 half-spoonful of chopped tarragon.