Béchamel Sauce, or White Sauce

Sauces and Marinades | French cuisine

⏳ Time

25 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Béchamel sauce, or white sauce

Ingredients

Butter - 1.8 oz
Wheat Flour - 1.8 oz
Milk - 2 glasses
Salt - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

If you want the sauce to be thicker, add 1.5 cups of milk; for a thinner sauce, use 2.5 cups. Additionally, the creamier the milk, the thicker the sauce will be.

Step 2

Heat the milk in the microwave or in a saucepan until it boils.

Step 3

Heat the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and quickly mix it with the butter. Initially, the butter-flour mixture should resemble soft-boiled eggs.

Step 4

The butter-flour mixture should dry out a little and darken. In the end, it should have a golden hue. After 5-8 minutes of cooking the flour, pour in a couple of tablespoons of hot milk.

Step 5

Now, using a whisk, gradually pour in the remaining milk while stirring the sauce.

Step 6

Cook until you achieve a smooth, thick consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste. You can also add some chopped green onions for extra flavor.