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Standard Recipe For White Sauce With Variations Recipe

	Kitchenwitchcooks / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago Why eat dry when you can make a delicious and satisfying sauce to compliment your meal! Prep:5m Cook:15m Servings:6	Kitchenwitc
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Ingredients

Standard Recipe for White Sauce

THIN: 1 T. flour 1 T. fat 1 c. milk 1/4 t. salt Dash pepper

MEDIUM: 2 T. flour 2 T. fat 1 c. milk 1/4 t. salt Dash pepper

THICK: 3 - 4 T. flour 3 - 4 T. fat 1 c. milk 1/2 t. salt Dash pepper

1) Melt fat in double boiler.

2. Add flour and seasonings. Mix to a smooth paste. Add liquid gradually, stirring to keep a smooth consistency.

3. Simmer for 15 minutes. Stir well.

VARIATIONS:

1. Substitute cream for milk.

2. Use 1/2 cream and 1/2 milk.

3. Use 1/2 c. milk or cream and 1/2 meat, fish or vegetable stock.

White Sauce Variations:

CELERY SAUCE: 1 c. thinly sliced celery. Cook until tender in a very small amount of water. Rub through a very fine sieve and add to sauce. Add 1/2 t. celery salt and omit salt in basic recipe.

CHEESE SAUCE: Add 1 c. grated mild cheese to hot sauce. Stir until melted.

EGG SAUCE: Chop 2 hard-cooked eggs, not too fine. Add to white sauce with a dash of cayenne.

MOCK HOLLANDAISE SAUCE: Just before serving add 2 egg yolks, 4 T. butter, a little at a time, and 1 T. lemon juice, dash paprika.

PARSLEY SAUCE: Add 2 T. chopped parsley to 1 c. white sauce.

CAPER SAUCE: Add 2 T. chopped capers to 1 c. white sauce.

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Comments

toleliz 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Thanks! We all need a recap of the basics. This is such a versatile recipe; the start of so many casseroles and other wonderful dishes.

lura 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wow, this is great. I have the basic down but the variations are really helpful.

kitchenwitchcooks 1 year, 2 months ago said:
With all the new cuisines and food combinations we have gotten away from the simple, old-fashioned basics.

A simple sauce like this can take a good meal and make it great!

Enjoy!

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