Basic Bechamel Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 quart milk
2 teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Nutrition Info

139.3 calories
carbohydrate: 8.7 g
cholesterol: 28.8 mg
fat: 9.7 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 4.5 g
saturatedFat: 6.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 682.6 mg
sugar: 5.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, stir in the flour until smooth. Continue stirring as the flour cooks to a light, golden, sandy color, about 7 minutes.

  2. Increase heat to medium-high and slowly whisk in milk until thickened by the roux. Bring to a gentle simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and continue simmering until the flour has softened and not longer tastes gritty, 10 to 20 minutes, then season with salt and nutmeg.

Recipe Yield

1 quart

Recipe Note

This is a quick and easy bechamel sauce.

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