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12-minute Hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce
One of the Mother Sauces in French cuisine, Hollandaise sauce is an emulsion of egg yolks, melted butter and lemon juice.
Cook time: 0 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 cup

Tomato sauce

Homemade tomato sauce over enchiladas
Whether you use fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes or passata from a jar, you still need to combine your tomatoes with herb and spices to create a tasty and aromatic tomato sauce.
Cook time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 cups

Beef Burgundy

https://umamidays.com/chinese-five-spice-beef-stew/
A peasant dish that has been elevated to fine dining stature, beef bourguignon, sometimes spelled bœuf bourguignon or bœuf à la bourguignonne, literally translates to beef Burgundy.
Cook time: 3 hours hours
Servings: 6 people

Roasted eggplant dip

Roasted eggplant dip
The English-speaking world knows it as eggplant caviar. A misnomer, no doubt, considering that there is no salt-cured fish roe in this dish. But this dip of smoky, slightly charred mashed sweet eggplants mixed with spices, herbs, olive oil and lemon juice is delightful.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

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