How To Make A Pan Sauce Recipes

PAN SAUCE FOR CHICKEN, PORK, OR STEAK

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Remove the chicken, pork chops, or steak from the pan and let them rest on a plate or platter covered with foil in a warm spot. Pour off most of the fat from the pan, careful to leave the meat juices. You want a little bit of fat left in the pan.
• Add the chopped shallots to the pan and sauté over medium-high heat until they turn slightly translucent.
• Add the wine and scrape all the little toasty bits away from the bottom of the pan with your wooden spoon.
• Cook for about three minutes or until the wine has reduced by about half.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the mustard and chopped parsley.
• Whisk in the butter one tablespoon at a time. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Return the meat to the pan to warm through in the sauce before serving.

HOW TO MAKE A PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Measure the pan sauce ingredients in a measuring cup (liquid always totals 1/2 cup). Pour the liquid into hot skillet once meat, poultry or fish has been removed. Reduce liquid to 1/4 cup. Tilt the skillet and whisk in butter or cream, and spoon over each portion and serve.

PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour pan drippings into a measuring cup. Loosen the browned bits from the roasting pan and add to drippings. Skim fat. , Reserve 1/4 cup fat and transfer to a small saucepan; whisk in flour until smooth. Add enough broth or water to pan drippings to measure 2 cups. Gradually stir into flour mixture in saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Season with salt, pepper and browning sauce if desired.