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Béchamel Sauce
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A classic milk-based sauce thickened with a roux, flavored with onion studded with cloves.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- butter - watch the video to see (equal parts to flour)
- flour - watch the video to see (equal parts to butter)
- milk - watch the video to see (warm)
- onion - 1 (studded with cloves)
- cloves - watch the video to see
- nutmeg - a pinch (optional, for white sauce variation)
Instructions
- Prepare Roux: Melt butter until it reaches a light nuttiness, then add flour. Cook until it resembles wet sand and turns golden.
- Add Milk: Gradually add warm milk to the roux, stirring continuously to prevent lumps, until it reaches a thick and glossy consistency.
- Flavor the Sauce: Add an onion studded with cloves to the milk for aroma. For a white sauce variation, remove the onion and add nutmeg.
