A bowl-shaped pan used for sauces and other cookery.
sauce boat (a pitcher, dish, or, bowl, used to serve sauce)
In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand.
sauce pan (a pan used to cook up a sauce)
A dish prepared this way.
To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.