
Recipe for parsley sauce
Here you get the recipe for a classic – parsley sauce, and not only does it taste heavenly, it is also easy to make. In other words: everyone can join in.
This parsley sauce is made from a roux-based sauce, which you will naturally get a detailed walkthrough of below. Once you master this technique, there’s no limit to the sauces you can conjure up.
The parsley sauce is ideal for a good Danish fish fillet or a piece of crispy, fried pork. Enjoy!

Parsley Sauce
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale
- Deciliter Measure
- Large pot
- Hob
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 40 gram Butter
- 52.5 gram Wheat Flour
- 200 gram Water Potato cooking water
- 400 gram Vegetable Stock
- 300 gram Milk
- 100 gram Cream
- Spices Salt, pepper, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and possibly grated nutmeg
- 0.5 bunch Parsley Chopped
Instructions
Parsley Sauce
- A large pot is needed for the sauce, as it is quite a large portion to be made for 4 people.
- Melt butter over medium-high heat and add 1 tbsp. flour at a time while whisking vigorously.
- When all the flour is used, you will have a large roux.
- Add potato cooking water while whisking vigorously.
- Continue whisking and add the vegetable stock - here's how you can make your own vegetable stock.
- Reduce to medium heat, and when the sauce has thickened well again, add milk.
- Then add the cream and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Season with salt, pepper, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar, and possibly grated nutmeg.
- 2 minutes before the sauce is ready, add chopped parsley, and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes with the parsley in it.
- The sauce is now ready to be served.