Sour cream sauce

Sour cream belongs to the national fermented milk food of Russian cuisine. A product such as sour cream is made from milk cream and sourdough. Until people invented special units or separators for the production of fermented milk products, sour cream was successfully made at home. To do this, the deposited top layer was removed from the sour milk, and then kept in a cool place.

In the modern global culinary tradition, sour cream plays an important role. The product is used as a sauce, as well as a salad dressing. In addition, sour cream is added to the main dishes and side dishes to improve the taste of the culinary product. According to professionals, sour cream is considered the best sauce for such first dishes as cabbage soup, pickle, borscht and okroshka.

Sour cream is often used in the process of preparing stewed vegetable and meat dishes. In addition, sour cream can be an excellent marinade for fish or poultry. Sour cream plays an even more important role in baking and confectionery. You just need to combine berries and sour cream to get a tasty vitamin dessert from natural components.

Sour cream sauce composition

Based on the product, a huge amount of sour cream sauces is produced. The sour cream sauce may contain various ingredients, but the sour-milk base will remain unchanged. It is worth noting that the chemical composition of sour cream sauce, like the original product, contains a sufficiently large amount of vitamins useful for the human body, as well as compounds of natural origin.

For example, the chemical composition of sour cream sauce boasts the presence of vitamins of group A, B, C, D, E, H, as well as PP. In addition, sour cream sauce is enriched with calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, selenium, choline, iron and other minerals and trace elements. The type of sour cream sauce, as well as the calorie content of the culinary product, depends on the initial set of ingredients that are used in the preparation of the product.

Types of sour cream sauce

Among the most common and popular types of sour cream sauce are the following:



sour cream sauce with garlic or onions;

sour cream sauce with mushrooms;

sour cream sauce with cheese;

sour cream sauce with tomatoes;

savoury sour cream sauce;

sour cream sauce with herbs and spicy herbs;

sweet sour cream sauce.



As previously noted, the calorie content of sour cream sauce depends primarily on the recipe of the culinary product. The average calorie content of sour cream sauce is at 326 Kcal, which falls per 100 grams of product.

Sour cream sauce is a versatile product that can significantly improve the taste and nutritional quality of many types of culinary products. Sour cream sauce can be served with sweet desserts and pastries. Garlic or onion sour cream sauce works perfectly with meat dishes, and can also become a salad dressing.