What is this mystery ingredient

Question

browning sauce?

it's an ingredient for this recipe. i'm sure i could skip it...

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chicken-Stroganoff-I/Detail.aspx?strb=1

thanks for your time!

Answer 1

It's something like Kitchen Bouquet. You use only a teaspoon or so to give a rich deep color to beef and lamb gravy. It's some what of a cross between. Worchestershire sauce, beef bullion, lemon juice and steak sauce. Maybe add a bullion cube to your recipe with a dash of lemon, sometimes a tablespoon of catsup. p.s. don't add any bullion. After reading your recipe you've got plenty with the dried onion soup mix.

Answer 2

This is what the Recipe Zaar says it is:

A browning and seasoning sauce for meats, gravies, and stews. It's ingredients include caramel coloring, mixed vegetable stock, salt and parsley.

Ingredient

Season: available year-round

I believe it adds some flavoring and coloring to the dish but you could probably skip it - I never use it in my stroganoff.

Answer 3

Someone else asked what browning sauce was:

At the store it's Kitchen Bouquet or Gravy Master. - Portland

You can make it at home, but be careful, take 1/2 cup of white sugar and brown it in a pot, it will take 5-10 minutes stir or just move the pot around, when the mixture starts to get dark, take it off the stove burner, add 1 cup of hot water or the water and some beef soup base, it will sputter, put in back on a low heat until the water has mixed in, cool it and then put in a disposible container, use a spoon or 2 when making gravys, stews, sauces and even put some in you meatloafs and meatball mixtures.   - David H

Answer 4

It's commonly called Kitchen Bouquet. Since the recipe only calls for a teaspoon, you can safely skip it.

Click here for a more detailed explanation

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Tips/Browning...