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Bechamel Sauce

Published: Apr 13, 2016 · Modified: Sep 1, 2019 · About 2 minutes to read this article. · By Kim Nielsen

Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

This recipe for Bechamel Sauce, I have shared here on this page, is the one I always use when I am making sauce for a homemade lasagne. A bechamel sauce is a simple and basis white sauce which is based on the few and common ingredients; butter, all-purpose flour and milk.

A Bechamel Sauce is considered originally from the French cuisine and is a semi-thick white sauce. As said above, I normally always use this sauce when making Lasagne - I just add a little nutmeg to give it some extra flavor. However, this sauce is also very good as a base for other sauces like Mornay sauce, which is made by adding grated cheese to the bechamel sauce. Other delicious sauces, which is made, based on this bechamel sauce is; mustard sauce, Soubise sauce and cheddar cheese sauce.

It is very simple to make a good bechamel sauce. You start by melting the butter in a saucepan. Then you add the all-purpose flour and mix it well with the butter. The last step is to add the milk step-by-step while whisking well to break and avoid flour-lumps in the sauce. Let the sauce simmer at low-medium heat for about 5 minutes while stirring to avoid burning. It is that simple to make this sauce.


Bechamelsauce

5 dl (2 cups)
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Danish title: Mornay sauce
Category: sauce

Ingredients:
25 g (1 oz) butter
4 tbsp all-purpose flour
5 dl (2 cups) milk
salt and pepper
1 tsp ground nutmeg

Instructions:
1. In a small saucepan; melt the butter
2. Add the all-purpose flour step-wise while stirring. Heat the butter and flour mixture for 1-2 minutes.
3. Add the milk step-wise while whisking well to even out the sauce.
4. When all the milk is added; let the sauce cook for about 2-4 minutes while whisking.
5. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.



 Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

 Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

 Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

 Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

 Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

 Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

 Recipe for Homemade Bechamelsauce

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  1. avukey komlan gayewanou

    June 12, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    is a very good sauce for gratin

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