Best Tony Chacheres Basic Red Sauce Recipes

Tony Chachere's Basic Cream Sauce image

Provided by bridgettels

Categories Sauces

Time 20m

Yield 2 cups, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

Steps:

1. Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, stir well and add cream (slowly) while stirring. Continue stirring until you get a thick sauce.
2. To this sauce you can add mushrooms, shrimp, crab meat, grated cheese, white wine, lemon juice, egg yolks or any combination of these.

Tony Chachere's Basic Red Sauce image

Provided by bridgettels

Categories Sauces

Time 2h20m

Yield 4 cups, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup margarine
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
tony chachere's original creole seasoning
1 quart water

Steps:

1. Melt margarine in heavy saucepan. Add tomato sauce and sugar and cook 5 minutes. Add all other ingredients plus water. Also add 2 cups of Tony Chachere's Basic Vegetable Mixture. Simmer for 2 hours over low heat until thick. Add more water if needed and season to taste.
2. For Italian dishes, add herbs and cheese.
3. For fish dishes, add mushrooms, shrimp, or crab meat.