Browning

Greenmachine

Hey guys I would appreciate a little help. Looking to do a little something different in the kitchen today. I am out of bisto and thought I would make browning instead. I can't exactly remember how it is done. So I would appreciate some guidance. IIRC i can use an oxo cube for the basic stock, then some flour and water I think. Am I forgetting anything, or am I way off the mark.

Carawaystick

bisto is potato starch mainly, so if you have that it's a like for like replacement, but you probably don't, so
you can use cornflour to thicken sauce. Make a paste of the cornflour and some *cold* water and add this to the rest of your liquid. It'll thicken up as it boils.

You can use flour, but you need to fry it in fat/oil first, or it'll taste like raw pastry/bread.

You would usually have brown/black bits in a roasting tray from cooking (usually Meat)
These brown/black bits are what gives colour/flavour. You'll need a bit of seasoning (salt/pepper/msg/worcester sauce/soy sauce/yeast extract etc) to add to the flavour

Mushrooms and onions always help too.

Greenmachine

Carawaystick wrote: »

bisto is potato starch mainly, so if you have that it's a like for like replacement, but you probably don't, so
you can use cornflour to thicken sauce. Make a paste of the cornflour and some *cold* water and add this to the rest of your liquid. It'll thicken up as it boils.

You can use flour, but you need to fry it in fat/oil first, or it'll taste like raw pastry/bread.

You would usually have brown/black bits in a roasting tray from cooking (usually Meat)
These brown/black bits are what gives colour/flavour. You'll need a bit of seasoning (salt/pepper/msg/worcester sauce/soy sauce/yeast extract etc) to add to the flavour

Mushrooms and onions always help too.

Cheers I ended up winging it a bit. Cooked up my lean mince added in a little butter and a table spoon of flour and some seasonings. . I added a little water when ever the mix got too thick. Toward the end I used milk instead of water and the sauce came out really nice.

OH had asked could I make a normal meat sauce a few weeks ago, but could not explain what she meant by that. Turns out she was talking about something like I made. Result as she is a fussy eater anyway. I was terrified she would not like what I made.