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Classic Bechamel Sauce Recipe


Classic Bechamel Sauce Recipe Chefjeb / All my dishes
2 years, 5 months ago
Cream or white sauce is a staple in the cooking world, but too often it becomes a milk sauce. This is the classic version and it serves as the "mother" or base for other sauces.
Prep:5m Cook:15m Servings:4

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Ingredients
  • 1 small spanish onin, peeled
  • 1 small piece of nutmeg
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 tbs unsalted butter, clarified
  • 3 tbs flour
  • 2 cups hot milk
  • salt and white pepper to taste

Directions
  1. Make cut in onion and slide bay leaf in.
  2. Stick cloves into onion
  3. Place onion into milk and nutmeg into saucepan over medium heat
  4. In separate pan cook butter and flour for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, but do not brown. Remember, this is a white sauce.
  5. when milk is fairly hot, pour small amount into cooled down roux
  6. Stir to blend
  7. Return to remaining milk in saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently
  8. Season to taste with salt and white pepper(
  9. ( Note: Use white pepper sparingly, it doesn't take much)
  10. sauce can be used as for cream sauce or use as base and add other ingredients such as cheese, shellfish, etc., for other sauces.

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unswissmiss 2 years, 5 months ago said:
Great basic recipe.

leonora5 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Great to have the proper, basic recipe.


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