Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, bechamel sauce. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Bechamel Sauce is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Bechamel Sauce is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have bechamel sauce using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bechamel Sauce:
- Get 5 tbs unsalted butter
- Take 4 tbs all purpose flour
- Make ready 4 cups 2% or whole milk
- Prepare 2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- Prepare 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions to make Bechamel Sauce:
- In a medium, heavy bottomed sauce pan melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and wisk until smooth. This is your "roux".
- Continue cooking roux, wisking constantly, until it is a light golden/sandy color. Usually about 6-7 minutes.
- Add milk to roux 1 cup at a time. Wisking continuously through each addition until completely smooth. Bring sauce to a boil. Cook 10 minutes wisking constantly to prevent scorching, sticking, or clumping.
- Remove from heat. Stir in 1 tsp salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Taste and add additional salt as desired up to 2 tsp. Set aside until ready for use.
- Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for a couple days. I've never tried freezing it so not sure if it freezes well or not.
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