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Bechamel Sauce

Foundation For Many Sauces

Classic White Sauce



bechamel sauce for au gratin potatoes

A sauce, such as this Bechamel Sauce, works like a seasoning. Sauces should enhance the flavors of foods, not dominate them.

This restaurant recipe is for a classic white sauce used for creaming certain foods such as au gratin potatoes, spinach and macaroni and cheese.

You can use it as a foundation for creating numerous other delicious sauces such as Mornay sauce, Cheddar cheese sauce, mustard sauce, just to name a few.





Bechamel Sauce Recipe
Classic White Sauce Recipe
Preparation Time: 1 hour. Amount: 2 quarts.

Cooking Conversion Table

Ingredients:

  • 4 ounces of clarified butter
  • 4 ounces of flour
  • 1/2 gallon milk
  • 1/2 small onion, peeled
  • 1 whole clove
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • Salt, nutmeg, white pepper

    Instructions:

    To clarify butter:

    • Melt butter over very low heat
    • Skim off what comes to the surface
    • Slowly pour off the oil part into another container
    • Discard the solids

  • Heat clarified butter in a heavy sauce pot over low heat
  • Add the flour and make a white “roux.” Cool roux slightly
  • In another sauce pan, scald the milk and gradually add it to the roux, beating constantly
  • Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to simmer
  • Stick the bay leaf to the 1/2 onion with the clove and add it to the sauce
  • Simmer at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally
  • Adjust the consistency with more scalded milk if necessary
  • Season very lightly with salt, nutmeg and white pepper (spice flavors should not dominate)
  • Strain the sauce through a sieve lined with cheese cloth. Cover or spread melted butter on surface to prevent skin formation

    Use immediately or store in refrigerator.


    ENJOY this restaurant recipe for the classic white sauce called Bechamel sauce. It will prove to be a solid foundation for creating other wonderful sauces!

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