Topic: BASE Sauce, storage and useage?

[mightycee79]

Hi all,

I have read on  alot of recipes that a "base sauce" is needed but i have no idea what one is, how to make it, how to use it and how to store it.

Could someone give me a recipe for a base sauce and a bit of advice on how to use it?

thank you very much,

regards,

Rich.

[gazman1976]

make it then freeze in 300 ml portions - below is the recipe I use

Cooking Time: approx 4hrs
4 Kg Recipe Ingredients:
4 kg Onions (roughly chopped or sliced, unpeeled weight) 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
3L Water (more may be required if necessary)
500 ml Vegetable Oil 1 level Chef Spoon Salt (2tbs) or adjust to taste
1 Chef Spoon Turmeric (2tbs)
? Chef Spoon Garam Masala (1 rounded tsp)
? tsp Chilli Powder
30g Coconut Cream
1 Chef Spoon Tomato Puree (2tbs)
Note: Unless stated, all measures are rounded. step 1..place onions and water into your pot. Add Cumin Seeds. Cook for 2 hours or until soft.
Step 2..add oil and cook for a further 1 hour. step 3..add the rest of your ingredients and cook for another ? hour. step 4..blend the sauce and cook for a further ? hour on a low heat.
The finished sauce should have a ?sweetness? to the taste. The finished sauce should be thick in consistency and may look even thicker the next day when the sauce cools, this is completely normal.

[natterjak]

Ahh,the ever enigmatic ? of this and ? of that.

[mightycee79]

Thank you so much mate.

1 question though, how many 300ml pots will i get out of this 4kg recipe? will i end up filling my whole freezer with it or is it on a few? also. if its 300ml, how many portions will this serve (obviously once its been added to the meat and such.

[gazman1976]

if u do the 4KG version you will get about 18 good size portions, but cheap takeaway tubs from the pound store and freeze - 1    300ml portion = 1 curry

[Bawhied]

if u do the 4KG version you will get about 18 good size portions, but cheap takeaway tubs from the pound store and freeze - 1    300ml portion = 1 curry

Sill question I know. But does that mean 1 pot equals a curry for one person?

[mambo]

Sill question I know. But does that mean 1 pot equals a curry for one person?

yes 1 pot of 300ml gravy = 1 curry

[Bawhied]

Cheers mambo