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Basic Béchamel Sauce
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A foundational recipe for a classic béchamel sauce, versatile for various dishes.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
medium
Sauce / Dressing / Flavoured Butter
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Ingredients
- milk - watch the video to see (warm)
- onion - 1 (studded with cloves)
- cloves - watch the video to see
- butter - watch the video to see
- flour - watch the video to see
- nutmeg - a pinch (optional, for white sauce variation)
Instructions
- Warm the Milk: Get the milk warm.
- Prepare Onion: Stud an onion with cloves to add a different aroma.
- Make Roux: Mix almost equal parts of butter and flour in a pan over medium heat until it turns golden.
- Cook Out Flour: Add your flour to the butter and allow that to cook out, turning the heat right down to avoid burning.
- Add Milk: Gradually add warm milk to the mixture, beating continuously to avoid lumps and achieve a wet sand, frothy, and foamy consistency.
- Adjust Consistency: Continue to add milk and beat until the sauce reaches the desired consistency.
