Understanding The Five French Mother Sauces - A Brief Overview

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    If you're serious about taking your cooking to the next level, mastering the art of sauce making is a must.
    In fact, one of the biggest divides between the amateur and professional chef comes from the latter's ability to make a multitude of amazing sauces that can elevate a dish to the next level.
    Anyone with a good probe thermometer and a little practice can pan roast or grill a steak mid-rare, but the accompanying sauce that transforms that steak into a high end entree seems like a daunting task to the uninitiated.
    To learn sauces, you must first start at the beginning, and understand the framework laid out in western culinary schools today; The Five French Mother Sauces.
    Admittedly, these five mother sauces and their derivatives are extremely old school, and their popularity has been in steady decline for a few decades. But this doesn't mean they're useless, or understanding them is a waster of time.
    In the above video, I give you an overview of the Five French Mother Sauces. This video will serve as a jumping off point for the next lecture in this series; my technique based approach to sauce making that when combined with flavor structure, will allow you to make any sauce you could ever imagine.

Komentáře • 173

  • @jgbailar
    @jgbailar Před 3 lety +33

    I’m French and this is so much more insightful and accurate than any French content out there. Also way funnier.

    • @abbyadda1
      @abbyadda1 Před 3 lety +3

      that is very true.
      oh the beauty of speaking 2 languages ❤

  • @Tuckerclan
    @Tuckerclan Před 9 lety +81

    I am really excited to watch each video you make. I am a 55 year old male trying to be a better cook for my family. My mother was an excellent cook and I didn't pay enough attention when I was young. Thank you so much. You are making a big difference in my life.

    • @recless8667
      @recless8667 Před 6 lety +2

      I'm a 30 year old male trying to be a better cook for my family, and I completely agree with you on literally everything you just said. My sister was making stocks by the time she turned 18, I'm just now starting to appreciate the value of making a fresh stock; I've got a decade and a half of knowledge and practice to catch up on.

    • @rodneykelly3889
      @rodneykelly3889 Před 5 lety

      Frank T that’s awesome buddy good for you best wishes to you and your family......cooking rocks

    • @srijanakerung8176
      @srijanakerung8176 Před 5 lety

      So gald to u sir👏👏👏

    • @teabaggervance8
      @teabaggervance8 Před 5 lety

      @@recless8667 does sister have a phone number...askjng for a friend

    • @subifyouhavebigdong1496
      @subifyouhavebigdong1496 Před 3 lety +2

      Get it Frank

  • @joyl3868
    @joyl3868 Před 7 lety +5

    Thank you chef for the abundance of culinary arts knowledge ..im a new student in nyc attending a crash course this summer and so glad i found you when i was trying to understand the five "mother sauces," thank u n heading to your website now.

  • @mackuram
    @mackuram Před 4 lety +4

    Most underrated cooking chanel .
    Chef thank you for everything.
    Greetings from Serbia.

  • @dinotopher770
    @dinotopher770 Před 2 měsíci

    Very good lesson thanks. You teach the same way I do. Recipes are pointless because they don't create an understanding of what you're doing. Understanding the "mother sauces" gives you the foundation that allows you to build anything you can imagine. Knowledge is Freedom..

  • @MW_Builds
    @MW_Builds Před 7 lety +4

    Jacob, thank you so much for the information you provide here. I stumbled on this video on my search for culinary info (starting my first cook job soon and don't want to be without some sort of understanding), and have visited Stella Culinary School - through the first 3 podcasts and holding for now... Ordering a couple basic knives and a book. Tons of info and loving it. Thanks again! peace and love sent your way

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 7 lety +1

      Thank you. Good luck in your upcoming journey!

  • @QuranSprouts
    @QuranSprouts Před 3 lety +4

    According to the new video by "Alex - French Guy Cooking", Escoffier actually made Mayo a mother sauce - not Hollandaise. This was due to the the english translator changing the book

    • @ryanspencerlauderdale687
      @ryanspencerlauderdale687 Před 3 lety +1

      Well mayo, hollandaise and bearnaise sauces are all within a similar family. The constant is the emulsion of eggs. The oil for mayo, butter and lemon juice for hollandaise, and butter and tarragon vinegar for bearnaise are what changes the sauce. It’s the emulsion technique that’s represented.

  • @danielhayes137
    @danielhayes137 Před 9 lety +7

    This is some nutritional information, Chef Jacob, Love your work.
    Hello from Australia!

  • @divgoregaonkar3349
    @divgoregaonkar3349 Před 8 lety +15

    Your videos are helping my culinary studies in every which way. Thanks a ton, Chef! Hello from India.

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 8 lety +4

      Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the videos.

  • @MrPoffersher
    @MrPoffersher Před 9 lety +8

    I'm super excited about all these new videos coming out. Stay cool Jacob.

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 9 lety +3

      ***** Right on soop. Got lots more videos to come. I promise I've got a bunch of actual cooking videos coming too, but flavor structure and sauces is a concept I've wanted to tackle for quite some time now. After the next two lecture videos, I'll post a bunch of cooking ones as well.

    • @MrPoffersher
      @MrPoffersher Před 9 lety +1

      Awesome, I'm looking forward to them.

  • @bucketofcheese1907
    @bucketofcheese1907 Před 3 lety +1

    As a fresh blood Commis looking up, this is the stuff I need. Everyone will tell you this and how to make this and that, but nobody ever goes into why.
    Keep doing Ur shit man!

  • @jackiedojure
    @jackiedojure Před 8 lety +17

    I had to pause this middle way through to comment, because this is the best shit ever! Thank you!

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 8 lety

      +jackie dojure Glad you liked it. I would recommend you watch the follow up video, The Three Modern Mother Sauces.

  • @wurlitzer895
    @wurlitzer895 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent! Thanks for this fascinating explanation.

  • @bhaveshkirdak456
    @bhaveshkirdak456 Před 5 lety +3

    Thank you chef for this video and amazing knowledge and good explanation

  • @SanthoshSanthosh-jj4xe
    @SanthoshSanthosh-jj4xe Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you .It's very useful

  • @mohdsahbaz57
    @mohdsahbaz57 Před 3 lety

    Looking for a commi three job so I'm here and it's great video thank you

  • @sdr196
    @sdr196 Před 7 lety

    I like the way you broke down the lecture...
    Made t so interesting and simple..
    Thanks for sharing

  • @arpinyanasinsoi2323
    @arpinyanasinsoi2323 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you for your video, it's so good and easy to learn and understand. I will learn more and more

  • @europamale
    @europamale Před 9 lety +2

    Chef Burton, your energy, artistry and teaching methods are very inspirational. I would love to become a professional Chef, but at 49, I feel it's too late! Please keep posting more videos!

  • @theshepherd2610
    @theshepherd2610 Před 2 měsíci

    First video, Instant sub. I am here for review. Your a great teacher, Chef.

  • @LawrenceKennard
    @LawrenceKennard Před 8 lety +1

    Wow! Thank you! I've beenwanting to go to the next level as a home cook, and now I can with your help. I'm a guy that does not have time for cullinary school, but because of you, I'm back in school!

  • @marcmontales1217
    @marcmontales1217 Před 4 lety +2

    Wonderful history of food... 👍👍👍

  • @cyrusjulian187
    @cyrusjulian187 Před 7 lety +2

    Bro, I hope you're still making videos. You're great man! Just discovered you and tried to subscribe to your podcast but no dice. Maybe try Facebook ads to get the word out but thanks for the solid content

  • @4gma59
    @4gma59 Před 5 lety +1

    So thankful for this info-packed video! Great channel!

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks! If you liked this video, then I would recommend checking out the 2 longer versions; F is for Flavor and S is for Sauce. Pop that in the search bar and it should come right up. Glad you're enjoying the channel.

  • @alfred2g
    @alfred2g Před 3 lety +1

    @t
    Hollandaise is not part of the monther sauces by Auguste Escofier, Mayonnaise is .
    @t
    Hollandaise replaced mayonnaise is due to an intentional miss-translation

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 3 lety

      Yeah, except Hollandaise has been taught as a mother sauce for the last 100 years, and it's technically more difficult to make than mayonnaise. So while Alex's video was interesting, it doesn't really change much, especially the fact that the Five French Mother Sauces has always been a flawed tool for teaching sauce making (even though every culinary school uses it), which is why I use the Three Modern Mother Sauces (a technique based approach) to teach my cooks sauce making: czcams.com/video/EUyXvO9MQJk/video.html

    • @alfred2g
      @alfred2g Před 3 lety +1

      @@JacobBurton Yeah was watching your video about the 3 new mother sauces (great videos btw) , and went through the links to find the 5 mother sauces one.
      I was so surprised when I was reading "Le Guide Culinaire" to make my own mayonnaise (in french), that hollandaise is stated as a sub-sauce, and mayo as a mother sauce. Later I saw Alex's video and article which were on point.
      I even checked french cooking sites and they state hollandaise as a mother sauce as well. (wikipedia mentions both stories which is good)
      Le Larousse Gastronomique states 14 mother sauces (both Hollandaise and Mayonnaise are included (hot and cold emulsion ) 🤷🏻‍♂️
      I guess the translator of "Le Guide Culinaire" got the last say in this :D

  • @LawrenceKennard
    @LawrenceKennard Před rokem

    You've got a new sub here cuz this is exactly what I need thank you❤

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 11 měsíci

      Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. If you want to take a deeper dive, check out my podcast series on the subject. Search Stella Culinary School Podcast on your favorite app. The Mother Sauce series is episode 9-12.

  • @Bradito100
    @Bradito100 Před 8 lety +1

    Your videos are just great! Thanks for sharing all this information with us!

  • @lukongnobel2749
    @lukongnobel2749 Před 2 lety

    Very easy to understand,thank you very much!!!

  • @1995shrx
    @1995shrx Před 8 lety +1

    This video is fantastic and very informative. Thanks a lot chef!!

  • @anonymouslyanonymous9284
    @anonymouslyanonymous9284 Před 8 lety +1

    Awesome video! You put like hours of info into minutes! Very dense in info. New subscriber here!

  • @gtg146r
    @gtg146r Před rokem

    Thank you for just explaining it and not making it a feature length documentary

  • @dizz1212
    @dizz1212 Před 4 lety

    thanks for this, i believe this should elevate my sauce game

  • @camryf012
    @camryf012 Před 7 lety +1

    Awesome video! I learned so much

  • @ommerlewin
    @ommerlewin Před 2 měsíci

    you are a great teacher

  • @SirAthanasius
    @SirAthanasius Před 8 lety +1

    Excellent video, thanks chef.

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 8 lety

      +Tise Noiazei Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @govindthakurdhenta1996
    @govindthakurdhenta1996 Před 7 lety +1

    thanks chef share the knowledge... I like this video...

  • @besttennisplayer5935
    @besttennisplayer5935 Před 2 lety

    This is great stuff, thank you

  • @ritwikdas8670
    @ritwikdas8670 Před 7 lety +2

    thank you chef it's really useful

  • @Longinus32
    @Longinus32 Před 3 lety

    awesome explanation my dude
    wayyyyyyyyyy better than my culinary teacher

  • @dyvel
    @dyvel Před rokem +1

    Will there be an updated version now that Alex the french guy has discovered that hollandaise was never really a mother sauce, but mayonnaise is a cold mother sauce instead?

  • @rajeshroy9216
    @rajeshroy9216 Před 4 lety +1

    Chef I don't understand about careme and allemande sauce can you explain it

  • @joshuaespinoza2567
    @joshuaespinoza2567 Před 6 lety +1

    Love you brother. Thank you Chef

  • @dana8133
    @dana8133 Před rokem

    Hi Jacob
    Amazing introduction to mother sauce.if you want to do your research about mayonnaise you find out it’s a mother sauce and it was in Antoine Carème first edition but a misspelling during the translation in English disappeared
    Thank you and let me know

  • @staceypayne9142
    @staceypayne9142 Před 4 lety +1

    Good one chef.

  • @piaffe25rider83
    @piaffe25rider83 Před 5 lety

    So Awesome- Thanks for explaining!!

  • @mabundamoses6862
    @mabundamoses6862 Před 5 lety

    Thank you chef for this video

  • @KrishanKumar-hg9if
    @KrishanKumar-hg9if Před 6 lety

    the way you teacher is awesome

  • @Robot_Overlord
    @Robot_Overlord Před 9 lety +1

    Good video, looking foward to more

  • @NeonSprinklesTV
    @NeonSprinklesTV Před 2 lety

    hommie is getting me through culinary school:)

  • @rickroller9951
    @rickroller9951 Před 5 lety

    Clear as day! cheers chef

  • @ramanan5u
    @ramanan5u Před 4 lety

    Thank you Chef!

  • @LAUD88ITA
    @LAUD88ITA Před 8 měsíci

    The french mother sauces list doesn't include hollandaise at all. I literally have the french version of Escoffier's manual.

  • @chickendudehtx
    @chickendudehtx Před 8 lety +1

    The school of thought behind the video production is from like 1998 to 2005

  • @mzzsongz6666
    @mzzsongz6666 Před 7 lety +1

    god bless your soul! my man is totally gonna love me after i get saucyyy with ur videos.

  • @pablonicol2119
    @pablonicol2119 Před 5 lety +2

    Its 18th/19th century for careme not 17th century. 17th would be 1600-1699

  • @estabamaru1611
    @estabamaru1611 Před 6 lety

    Very good understandable video

  • @fUzZyboY420
    @fUzZyboY420 Před 4 lety

    there is a mistake in the oral presentation. Bechamel is milk + white roux. The audio narration says it's white stock + white roux, even though it's written "milk + white roux" on the whiteboard.

  • @capcap9241
    @capcap9241 Před 3 lety

    well done bro thank you very much

  • @deveshuniyal4539
    @deveshuniyal4539 Před 7 lety +1

    Make a vid on mother sauces derivative:-) :-)

  • @seversonproductions
    @seversonproductions Před 8 lety +1

    Fantastic !! Thank you

  • @neofytoskarpasitis6407

    AMAZING!!!!!!

  • @kamalbishtuttarakhandnaini7608

    Very nice

  • @captaincommonsense
    @captaincommonsense Před 9 lety

    Excellent educational video! Thanks for making this!

  • @johnwitt112
    @johnwitt112 Před 3 lety

    question from the untrained:
    why is there no brown stock+light roux sauce?

  • @moppettshow
    @moppettshow Před 9 lety +1

    Top video! You've made me dust off my Larousse Gastronomique and contact my butcher about the best day to pick up beef bones.

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 9 lety +1

      moppettshow Right on. If you check out the linked resource page, we have a bunch more information. Shot the next video in the series today, but it's long, so it will take some time to edit down.

  • @tytipton6346
    @tytipton6346 Před 3 lety

    Ahhhh this is amazing.

  • @mariodequwayvus4930
    @mariodequwayvus4930 Před 3 lety

    thats awesome!

  • @schradeya
    @schradeya Před 7 lety +4

    "Whatever blows your apron up" yesssss hahaa that is brilliant!! Oh that's a good one.

  • @subhankardasdas146
    @subhankardasdas146 Před 7 lety

    Thanks chef so much

  • @chunkymonkey55555
    @chunkymonkey55555 Před 7 lety

    Precisely the video i was looking for ! Thank you

  • @anlashok42
    @anlashok42 Před 3 lety

    Awesome
    Thanks

  • @CarterColeisInfamous
    @CarterColeisInfamous Před 6 lety

    great video thanks

  • @fromnightowltoearlybird9243

    +Jacob Burton
    Can we substitute white wine with lemon juice? Hope you see this comment.

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 5 lety

      No. Lemon juice is much more sour. In a pinch, use water in place of the wine and add lemon to taste.

  • @congsan3528
    @congsan3528 Před 2 lety

    What food does it pair with the sauce??

  • @mohitpandey3098
    @mohitpandey3098 Před 6 lety

    Yor teaching help me in my study

  • @s1mpl3me
    @s1mpl3me Před 5 lety

    thank you...

  • @kishorikhirwadkar8312
    @kishorikhirwadkar8312 Před 5 lety

    A great video!

  • @jman6587
    @jman6587 Před 6 lety +1

    Only an American would talk about escoffier and Mac and cheese in same video

  • @harveyjh5789
    @harveyjh5789 Před 3 lety +1

    Hollandaise isn’t a mother sauce and Escoffier never said it was

  • @renkunvlogs
    @renkunvlogs Před 3 měsíci

    Subbed!!!

  • @deveshuniyal4539
    @deveshuniyal4539 Před 7 lety +2

    Make a vid on oignon sauce bechamel based
    :-) :-) :-) :-)

    • @pacerodi
      @pacerodi Před 6 lety

      He didn`t mentioned it. Its called Beurre Blanc. You have to put through the "Pasoar", to remove the onion bit.

  • @8BitDuelist
    @8BitDuelist Před rokem

    how do you make a white roux? and whats the difference from a brown roux

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 11 měsíci

      White roux is just cooked less. Search my channel for "roux." I have a video on it that walks you through the process and shows you all the stages.

  • @Mixwell1983
    @Mixwell1983 Před 8 lety +2

    Man my last chapter was on stocks roux sauces n soups in my class. Feels like deja vu. Only difference text book wise was white roux is for bechamel, ivory or blonde was veloute and our chef/instructor (who mentioned) espagnole isnt use a lot (I don't know) currently made an amazing mushroom sauce with dark roux, beef broth, mirepoix, white wine and shrooms. Let me tell you oh my god was it amazing. I woulda eating on a broken used condom and been hAppy. Sorry just thought on dogshit was too overused but honestly the sauce was amazing

  • @modelboy8721
    @modelboy8721 Před 4 lety

    Good

  • @brandonpollard8928
    @brandonpollard8928 Před 8 lety

    learned a lot.

  • @Zampther
    @Zampther Před 8 lety +1

    Awesome sauces .. sort of roles of your tongue makes me repeat it over and over Awesome sauces Awesome sauce Awesome sauce Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces

    • @DrummerJacob
      @DrummerJacob Před 2 lety

      lay off the sauce

    • @Zampther
      @Zampther Před 2 lety

      @@DrummerJacob Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces Awesome sauces

  • @sathiahans4376
    @sathiahans4376 Před 7 lety

    Excellent!!!! ❤💕

  • @tugbaguler5604
    @tugbaguler5604 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you for this channel l ll be Turkish chef who cook French dish Better than Turkish dishes. :)

  • @eddiespencer1
    @eddiespencer1 Před 6 lety +1

    So sausage gravy is essentially a bechamel? Where does au jus fit within this picture? Is it an espagnole even if it isn't roux-thickened?

  • @marygracevalera3119
    @marygracevalera3119 Před 7 lety

    why do they call them five mother sauces? what is the simplest explanation on that? because you can make two or more sauces using one of them? am i correct?. please answer my question. because on my job interview last week? i am not able to answer their question about that because i really dont know the answer.

    • @curlycookguy
      @curlycookguy Před 7 lety

      they are called the mother of sauces for they are the essential basic kinds of sauces. Yes, from each of the mother sauces you can make their derivations. For example you can make the allemande sauce from veloute sauce.

  • @heyontv
    @heyontv Před 9 lety

    question : is mayonnaise a mother sauce? it makes other sauces such as tar tar sauce and cocktail sauce...

    • @JacobBurton
      @JacobBurton  Před 9 lety +9

      heyontv Some people will list it as a mother sauce, but others will argue that mayonnaise is simply a cold variation of hollandaise. But they're both egg based emulsions, so they're pretty similar from a technical view point. The five mother sauces that I listed in the video, Espagnole, Bechamel, Velout, Sauce Tomat, and Hollandaise, are the five mother sauces put forth by Escoffier, and the main ones taught in Western Culinary Schools.

  • @notexactlyrocketscience
    @notexactlyrocketscience Před 7 lety +3

    most restaurants use stock cubes because its cheaper not because they can't do it i think.
    escoffier mustve hated german and spanish sauces being mother sauces for french cuisine

    • @sharroon7574
      @sharroon7574 Před 3 lety

      🤨 if I am paying for a meal I do not want stock cubes

    • @notexactlyrocketscience
      @notexactlyrocketscience Před 3 lety

      @@sharroon7574 i agree, but sadly the reality now is that its cheaper and more "consistent", plus apprentices in normal restaurants aren't able to do anything but reheat premade frozen crap anymore.

    • @sharroon7574
      @sharroon7574 Před 3 lety

      @@notexactlyrocketscience pretty sad, that's why if we go out it's either asian( the real kind, not bad fast food) greek or a chain we trust.

    • @DrummerJacob
      @DrummerJacob Před 2 lety

      ​​@@notexactlyrocketscience that's absolute nonsense

    • @notexactlyrocketscience
      @notexactlyrocketscience Před 2 lety

      @@DrummerJacob how so? it was true 5 years ago and still is. which part do you disagree with?

  • @rishabhpokhriyal8889
    @rishabhpokhriyal8889 Před 4 lety

    Where the hollandaise comes from

    • @fan3871
      @fan3871 Před 3 lety

      France, it’s called hollandaise after the dutch people (Holland) because of the big amount of butter used in the sauce. It’s basicly warm mayonaise hahah.

  • @Veeti1245
    @Veeti1245 Před rokem +1

    Hollandaise never was a mother sauce though mayonnaise was the mother sauce

  • @junkim2597
    @junkim2597 Před 3 lety +1

    Who's come from Alex just now?

  • @torontoont2218
    @torontoont2218 Před 9 lety

    you should be a home cook . nothing wrong with being ahome cook.

  • @f1881f
    @f1881f Před 3 lety +2

    Sauce hollandaise is not one of the 5 french mother sauces

    • @sepjansen1245
      @sepjansen1245 Před 3 lety +1

      The fat chef Yes, it is.

    • @f1881f
      @f1881f Před 3 lety +1

      @@sepjansen1245 if you Read the original copy in french it dose not list it as a mother sauce it was a mistake when it was translated to English mayonnaise is actually a mother sauce there is a french CZcamsr called Alex who did a whole series on the mother sauces and in his last video he discovered that it’s not a mother sauce

  • @manikantgupta4303
    @manikantgupta4303 Před 6 lety +1

    Béchamel is pronounced as baychamel

  • @rsp7029
    @rsp7029 Před 5 lety

    I got here four years late but I gotta say something. I'm a former cook who is now a historian. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IS 1600s. Thanks for saucy shit.

  • @manchean1
    @manchean1 Před 7 lety +3

    veloute is actually made with a blonde roux.