Bechamel Sauce & Cheese Sauce

Bechamel is a basic sauce recipe. Master this recipe and you can make many different sauces, including a fantastic cheese sauce!

Bechamel Sauce and Cheese Sauce

 

gnocchi mac and cheese

How do you make this sauce?

1. Melt butter in a saucepan.
2. Stir in an equal amount of flour
3. Cook the mixture for just under a minute. This is known as a roux.
4. Stir in milk, a little at a time, making sure to stir well so that no lumps form.
5. Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring constantly, so that the mixture thickens and becomes glossy.

Basic Bechamel Sauce (instructions for Cheese Sauce included)

How to make the 'mother sauce' bechamel as well as cheese sauce.

Author: Paula

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 2 Tablespoons self-rising flour
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Salt and pepper
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

• Melt 2 T butter in a sauce pan.
• Whisk in 2 T self-rising flour. Cook a couple minutes. Do not let brown.
• Add Salt and pepper.
• Pour 1 c milk into sauce pan and whisk until smooth.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer until thick.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.For Cheese Sauce
• Add 2 cups you favorite cheese to Bechamel Sauce.
• Whisk until melted.

Nutrition

Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Calcium: 34mg

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