BINDING BASE FOR A CULINARY PREPARATION AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAID BASE

摘要

A base or roux which can serve as a binder for sauces comprises between 40% and 10% by weight of starch, between10% and 40% by weight of flour and 50% by weight of fat, of which 5% to 10% by weight of stearin playing the role of thickening agent to give the base a viscous and stable texture. To prepare the base, a principal fat and flour are mixed, the mixture is heated and a liquid phase is obtained, and then the liquid mixture is cooled. Before cooling the mixture, a thickening agent is added thereto in order to obtain a viscous phase after cooling, and the mixture is stirred while it is being cooled in order to maintain the solid particles in suspension in the viscous phase after cooling. IMAGE