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Gastrique: The Sweet-and-Sour Balance

Gastrique: The Sweet-and-Sour Balance

Sauce gastrique is a French vinegar-based sauce, a cousin to the Italian* and Asian** sweet and sour sauces. You, like me have maybe heard Gastrique because of the classic dish duck à l’orange (Duck breast with orange sauce). It the backbone of some sweet-and-sour or …