Sauces Knowledge: Coulis
What is Coulis?
- Coulis is a thick sauce made from vegetables or fruits.
- Should be cooked, pureed, and strained.
- The texture is thinner than pure and thicker than sauce.
- Usually, vegetable coulis is served as a sauce for the main course or appetizer dishes.
- Fruit coulis is most often served as a dessert sauce.
- The thinner agent: Water, juice, stock, broth, etc.
Coulis |
2 Categories of Coulis
1. Vegetable Coulis
- For the main course or appetizer sauce
- E.g. roasted bell pepper coulis, tomato coulis, carrot coulis, pumpkin coulis, beet coulis, yellow pepper coulis, etc.
2. Fruits coulis
- For dessert sauce.
- E.g. Mango coulis, raspberry coulis, apricot coulis, strawberry coulis, pineapple coulis, blueberry coulis, etc.
Roasted Red Bell Pepper Coulis Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups. Diced red bell pepper.
- 3 tablespoons. Olive oil.
- 2 tablespoons. Chopped shallots.
- 1 tablespoon. Rice wine vinegar.
- To taste of salt.
- 1 Pinch. Sugar.
- 1 pinch. Cayenne pepper.
- Chicken stock is a thinner agent when the coulis is too thick.
Method
- Saute all ingredients with olive oil in a saucepan.
- Moist with rice wine vinegar and chicken broth.
- Simmer for a few minutes.
- Season with salt, pepper, and sugar.
- Blend and strain with the strainer.
- Ready to serve.
Roasted Red Bell Pepper Coulis |
Mango Coulis Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups. Frozen or fresh mangoes.
- 1/2 cup. Sugar.
- 1 tablespoon. Lemon juice.
- Mango juice/water as a thinning agent.
Method
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil and simmer over medium heat.
- Cook until soft.
- Transfer to the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Ready to serve.
Mango Coulis |
Types of Coulis and Main Ingredients
- Tomato Coulis: Roasted tomato, olive oil, shallot, garlic, salt, white pepper, sugar, water, or chicken stock.
- Carrot Coulis: Carrot, butter, onion, leek (white part), garlic, salt, white pepper.
- Pumpkin Coulis: Roasted Pumpkin, butter, onion, leek, salt, white pepper, water, or chicken stock.
- Beet Coulis: Roasted Beetroot, olive oil, rice wine vinegar, onion, sugar, salt, water.
- Yellow Pepper Coulis: Roasted Yellow pepper, olive oil, rice wine vinegar, shallot, garlic, salt, white pepper, water, or chicken stock.
- Raspberry Coulis: Raspberry (frozen or fresh), sugar, water, or juice.
- Apricot Coulis: Apricot (fresh or canned), sugar, water, or juice.
- Strawberry Coulis: Strawberry (frozen or fresh), sugar, water, or juice.
- Pineapple Coulis: Fresh pineapple (fresh or canned), sugar, water, or juice.
- Blueberry Coulis: Blueberry (frozen or fresh), sugar, water, or juice.
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