Béchamel Sauce: Classic Recipe
Béchamel sauce is one of the basic sauces of French cuisine, used in lasagna, moussaka, and casseroles. Made from milk, flour and butter with nutmeg. Base for many complex sauces.
| Milk | 500 ml |
| butter | 30 g |
| Salt | to taste |
| Onion | 1 pc. |
| Flour | 30 g |
| White pepper | to taste |
Шаг 1
Put the milk on low heat, add the onion, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Шаг 2
Heat the butter and mix it with the flour, stirring constantly until smooth.
Шаг 3
Remove the onion from the milk, pour the milk in a thin stream into the flour-butter mixture while constantly stirring. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.
Шаг 4
Add salt and pepper. Strain the sauce through cheesecloth.
Шаг 5
Done! Béchamel sauce is ready. If you need more, for example for lasagna, double the ingredients. And if you add 30 ml of hot cream and a few drops of lemon juice, you’ll get a Cream Sauce.
