Chapter III · The Small Compound Sauces · No. 107
Built upon: No. 111White Wine SauceNo. 183Herb Juice
107—Venetian Sauce
Put into a stewpan one tablespoonful of chopped shallots, one tablespoonful of chervil, and one-quarter pint of white wine and tarragon vinegar, mixed in equal quantities. Reduce the vinegar by two-thirds; add one pint of white wine sauce (No. 111, White Wine Sauce); boil for a few minutes; rub through a tammy, and finish the sauce with a sufficient quantity of Herb Juice (No. 183, Herb Juice) and one teaspoonful of chopped chervil and tarragon. This sauce accompanies various fish.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 107, p. 44. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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