Umami-Bomb Vegetarian Demi-Glace

Summary by Krater

ChefSteps demonstrates how to make a vegetarian umami-bomb demi-glace by slicing, roasting, simmering, and reducing various sweet and savory vegetables.

From the video

Answers: How do you make a vegetarian demi-glace?

• Vegetarian demi-glace
• Umami-rich sauce
• Roasting vegetables for sauce
• Thickening vegetable sauce

Ingredients

• beets
• onions
• carrots
• eggplant
• broccoli
• cauliflower
• shiitake mushrooms
• garlic
• tomato paste
• kombu
• olive oil
• water
• a pinch pectin
• a pinch xanthan gum

What it concludes

• Roasting the vegetables until they are almost burnt is necessary to develop deep, complex roasty flavors rather than just a sweet sauce.
• Adding a pinch of pectin or xanthan gum gives the reduced vegetable juice a sticky mouthfeel.
• Thickening the vegetable juice ensures the sauce sticks to pasta and vegetables.