Basic White Sauce
From morninlite 15 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 1
My Aunt Eth once told me, if you can make a good basic white sauce, that's half the battle. So, she taught me this and then gave me suggestions to make other sauces from this.
Ingredients
- 4 Tbs butter (no substitues) shopping list
- 2 1/2 Tbs sweet rice flour or all purpose flour shopping list
- 1 1/2 cup milk (whole milk, or half and half) shopping list
How to make it
- Over low heat, melt butter and add flour. If you need a very white sauce, just cook until flour and butter are well incorporated, if you want a richer, nuttier flavor, cook until the desired depth of color is acheived.
- Slowly add milk and cook until thickened.
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- Add salt and white pepper to taste, and you have a basic white sauce for scalloped dishes.
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- As you add the milk:
- Add a bay leaf, and carmelized onions for a Bechamel sauce (Remove bay leave when thickened)
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- Add 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese for Alfredo
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- Temper and add 2 egg yolks, 1/4 c white vinegar, minced onion or shallots and a little terragon for Bearnaise sauce
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- Temper and add 2 egg yolks, and lemon juice for Hollandaise
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Great basic sauce recipe with all the variations!
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