BASIC WHITE SAUCE AND VARIATIONS Recipe

Ingredients

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• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine shopping list
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour shopping list
• salt and pepper to taste shopping list
• 1 cup milk shopping list
• 1. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. shopping list
• 2. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Use immediately or refrigerate. shopping list
• Cheese Sauce: Stir 1/2 to 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese into 1 cup of white sauce. Heat just until cheese is melted. shopping list
• curry Sauce: Stir 1/2 teaspoon curry powder and a pinch of ground ginger into 1 cup of white sauce. shopping list
• Mornay Sauce: Stir 1/4 cup shredded swiss cheese, parmesan cheese or a combination of both and a pinch of ground nutmeg into 1 cup of white sauce. shopping list
• mustard Sauce: Stir 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard into 1 cup of white sauce. shopping list
• Brown Sauce: Follow recipe for a white sauce except substitute beef broth for the milk. For richer color, add a dash of browning sauce. shopping list
• Veloute Sauce: French for velvety, this sauce substitutes a light-colored stock such as chicken, turkey or fish broth for the milk. shopping list