Easy Béchamel Sauce
Béchamel sauce is a basic French cuisine sauce, made from a white roux (a mixture of butter and flour) and milk. Creamy and tasty, it is used in many recipes,
Béchamel sauce is a basic French cuisine sauce, made from a white roux (a mixture of butter and flour) and milk. Creamy and tasty, it is used in many recipes, such as gratins, lasagna, croquettes or soufflés.
Time
12 min. =
5 min. +
7 min.
Utensils
1 sauce pan 1 whisk
Ingredients for 6 parts
-
30 g. butter
allergen ! - 1 tea s. sea salt
-
30 g. flour
allergen ! -
500 ml. whole milk allergen !
- 1 tea s. black pepper
- 1 tea s. grounded nutmeg
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Add the flour all at once and mix until you get a smooth and homogeneous preparation. Cook for about 30 seconds to 1 minute to dry the mixture.
- Pour in the cold milk all at once and whisk.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 5 to 7 minutes until thickened.
- Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
