Technique

Reducing

Reducing - photo 1 | Debic
Technique

Reducing

This technique shows you how to reduce a sauce to the desired consistency in only 3 simple steps.

Equipment needed
  • Sauce pan
  • Whisk
  • Spoon

Ingredients

Gastrique

fond

Cooking cream

Debic products used

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Debic Culinaire Original 20% 2L

  • Perfect for Soups & Sauces
  • Unrivalled cooking functionalities
  • No curdling, no separation, fast thickening speed

Step-by-step

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Add the cooking cream to the gastrique and fond

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Boil the sauce until the desired consistency under constant whisking

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Check the thickness of the sauce and serve

Tips

  • Check the thickness of a sauce on the back of a spoon. Create a line with your finger, when the line stays your sauce has thickend

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