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Bechamel Sauce

[heart_this] · Apr 30, 2007 · 2 Comments

Bechamel sauce is the basic French white sauce and it is simple to make.
Bechamel Sauce

Bechamel Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4
ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour*
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste (optional)
directions
  1. Heat the butter in a small sauce pan over medium-low heat until melted.
  2. Add the flour and stir until smooth.
  3. Add the milk and stir until smooth.
  4. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  5. Reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes.
Note: For a thin sauce use 1 tablespoon of flour and butter.
Note: For a thick sauce use 3 tablespoons of flour and butter.
Use in:
Croque Monsieur
Mushroom Lasagna
Gnocchi in a Gorgonzola Sauce Topped with Fried Mushrooms
Melitzanes Papoutsakia (Stuffed Eggplant)
Moussaka
Croque Monsieur with Pear and Smoked Turkey
Cauliflower Gratin
Croque Hawaii
Cheesy Broccoli Rice

Food, French, Recipe, Sauce, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. sam! says

    April 30, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    So this is how it all began…
    You've come so far in 3 years

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    July 2, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Add character to the bechamel by flavoring the milk before adding it to the roux. Place milk in saucepan and add slices of 1/2 carrot, peeled, 1/3 celery stalk, a small onion. Add bit of bayleaf, few peppercorns, parsley stems, pinch of thyme. Bring to boil, remove from heat and cover at least 10 minutes. Strain into cooked roux.

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