Charcutière sauce is a compound
French sauce consisting of a base of
Sauce Robert with a flavouring of chopped
gherkin
A pickled cucumber (commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada and a gherkin in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand) is a usually small or miniature cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or ...
s. Its literal translation is "sauce of the pork butcher". It is most frequently used with cuts of grilled or sautéed pork.
['']Larousse Gastronomique
' () is an encyclopedia of gastronomy. The majority of the book is about French cuisine, and contains recipes for French dishes and cooking techniques. The first edition included few non-French dishes and ingredients; later editions include many ...
'' (1961), Crown Publishers
(''Translated from the French, Librairie Larousse, Paris (1938)'')
References
French sauces
Brown sauces
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