White Sauce (Béchamel Sauce)
Jul 16th, 2007 by daphne

What you need:
300ml milk
30g plain flour
30g margarine/butter
salt and ground black pepper
How you prepare:
Put the milk, butter and flour into a saucepan
Warm the saucepan over a moderate heat, whisking the ingredients all the time
Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer very gently for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally
Season with salt and pepper
Chef Note:
For cheese sauce add 2oz. (50g) finely grated low fat cheese and half a teaspoon of French mustard at the end of simmering the white sauce
For mushroom sauce ‘dry-fry’ 100g sliced and chopped mushrooms until they are soft then add to the white sauce at the end of cooking time
For onion sauce ‘dry-fry’ the onions until soft adding a little water if the pan starts to stick, then add to the basic white sauce and stir
To make parsley sauce, add 3 tbsps. of finely chopped parsley and 2 tbsps. of lemon juice to the basic white sauce at the end of cooking time
How many servings:
2 persons
How you serve:
Spaghetti with bacon strips, any types of pasta menu
Occasions:
All especially lazy mood
Misc:
Read white sauce @ wiki
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