{{ :recipes:bechamel_sauce.jpg?150|}} ====== Bechamel Sauce ====== /* Description */ From “The Professional Approach to Basics” class at the Cooks of Crocus Hill in St. Paul {(rater>id=100|name=bechamel_sauce|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** 1 quart|| |**Prep:** 0:00|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:00| ====== Ingredients ====== * 2 oz. Clarified Butter * 2 oz. Bread Flour * 1 qt Milk * 1 small Onion, peeled * 1 whole Clove * 1 small Bay Leaf * Salt, to taste * Nutmeg, to taste * White Pepper, to taste ====== Directions ====== - Heat butter in a heavy sauce pot over low heat. Add flour and make a white roux. Cool roux slightly. - In another saucepan, scald the milk. Gradually add it to the roux, beating constantly. - Bring sauce to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to a simmer. - Stick the bay leaf to the onion with the clove and add to the sauce. Simmer at least 15 minutes, or if possible, 30 minutes more. Stir occasionally while cooking. - Adjust consistency with more hot milk, if necessary. - Season **very lightly** with salt, nutmeg and white pepper. Spic flavor should be dominant. - Strain the sauce through china cap lined with cheesecloth or very fine sieve. Cover and spread with melted butter on the surface to prevent skin from forming. - Keep hot or cool in a water bath for later use. Can also store in Thermos. ====== Notes ====== The following daughter sauces can be made by adding to 1 quart of bechamel: * Cream Sauce: 4-8 oz heated heavy cream * Mornay Sauce: 4 oz. grated Gruyere and 2 oz. grated Parmesan, stirred until melted * Cheddar Cheese Sauce: 8 oz. grated cheddar cheese, 1/2 tsp dry mustard, 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce * Nantua Sauce: 6 oz. shrimp butter and 4 oz. heavy cream * Soubise Sauce: 1 lb finely diced, sauteed onions. Simmer 15 minutes and force through a fine sieve * Mustard Sauce: 4 oz. prepared mustard /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): |Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): |[[recipes:notes:nutrition guidelines |(Guide)]] | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Sausage-Pate }} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Beverage/Liquor-Mixer Bread Bread/Biscuit-Roll Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream-Ice Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dessert/Topping Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Grilling-BBQ/BBQSauce Holiday Ingredient-Seasoning Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta-Rice Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce-Gravy Sausage-Pate Side SlowCooker-Crockpot Snack Soup Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden BonAppetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet Jennivines MilkStreet HDawson LMaidment TMaidment AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen DPendergast ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~