Herbal Thanksgiving Sauces, Glazes & Gravies November 16, 2010

Behold the ultimate cover up! Er, not that we expect you to overcook the turkey or burn the green beans…but, if you want to give that dish a little extra pizzaz this Thanksgiving, a healthy, homemade sauce can really crank it up a notch. In this class, we’re going to take the traditional thick, syrupy cranberry sauces and modernize them with surprising ingredients like zesty cilantro and sizzling jalapenos. Spice up your veggies with a chipotle herb glaze, or give your guests a smooth thrill with our rosemary plum glaze for a sweet/savory punch. In this class, we’re covering the the basics of sauce, glaze and gravy-making so that you can really execute your creativity. Seriously, when you have these fresh herbs and spices at your fingertips, the sky is the limit. These sauces will be such perfect enhancers of the Thanksgiving experience, you could – theoretically, of course – do whatever you pleased to those beans, and your guests will still rave, licking their fingers. Not, like we said, you would…

Recipes:
SAUCES: Cilantro Jalapeno Cranberry Sauce; Pear and Cardamom Cranberry Chutney; Apple Ginger Cranberry Sauce
GLAZES: Maple Ginger Glaze; Chipotle Herb Glaze; Rosemary Plum Glaze
GRAVIES: Mushroom Herb Gravy; Ginger Apple Cider Gravy with Ginger Apple Bits; Green Chili Gravy; Dark Cherry Port Gravy

Class Type: Individual, hands on cooking class

Official Website: http://culinaryherbcenter.ger-nis.com/2010/09/07/herbal-thanksgiving-sauces-glazes-gravies/