White Sauce/bechamel (#10)
Categories: Sauce | Woman's dayServes: 2 Cups
Ingredients:
- 3 tb Butter
- 3 tb Flour
- 2 c Milk
- 1/2 ts Salt
- x Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions:
1. In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter* over low heat, until foamy. With
a wooden spoon, stir in the flour until a thick paste forms. This is called
a "roux."
2. Whisk in the milk until smooth. Stirring occasionally, cook 10 to 12
minutes, until simmering, thick, and smooth. Simmer 2 minutes to "cook
out" the flour taste.
3. Season with the salt and freshly ground black pepper.
TIP: * If you brown the butter slightly after it has melted (don't burn
it!), it will add a nutty flavor to the sauce.
From "Woman's Day: The Only 25 Recipes You'll Ever Need," by Sidney
Burstein, ISBN 0-385-41179-0, 1990.
keyed by iris grayson
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #294
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 07:17:50 -0600
From: netdir@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)
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