
Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, white sauce (béchamel sauce). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook white sauce (béchamel sauce) using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make White Sauce (béchamel sauce):
- Get For the white sauce:
- Get 50 g unsalted butter
- Prepare 50 g plain flour, sifted (sifting is optional)
- Take 400-500 ml soya or whole milk (add more or less)
- Get To taste salt and pepper
- Prepare Sprinkle nutmeg (optional)
Instructions to make White Sauce (béchamel sauce):
- In a medium sauce pan on low heat, add the butter and let it melt.
- Slowly add the flour bit by bit. Keep stirring continuously until a paste forms (or becomes a crumble like texture called a 'roux', the basis for many sauces). Continue cooking and stirring for a couple more minutes.
- Now add the milk very gradually to the roux. Stir gently until it develops into a smooth consistency. Cook for a further 5-10 mins, stirring continuously, until the sauce has thickened.
- When the white sauce has thickened, add a sprinkle of nutmeg (optional) and stir well.
- Lastly, season to taste with salt and pepper. Give it a final good stir and take off the heat. Use for to Italian dishes like lasagne or creamy pasta. This recipe can also be adapted to make white cheese sauce.
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