Béchamel Sauce
One of the mother sauces, so many uses like lasagna, mac d cheese and it can even be whipped up into savory souffes.
Servings 3 cups
Calories 783kcal
Ingredients
Step 1
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 ½ tablespoon flour
Step 2
- 2 cups cream
Instructions
- Warm-up cream slowly, till it is steaming. Watch so it doesn't scald the cream. You can add little bit of water to the pan before you begin to help prvent scalding the cream.
- melt the butter, add the flour. Add the warmed cream a little at a time when you have the right color roue. Wisk the cream to prevent lumps. The color roue can be white, light, and tan, roue depending on what you are making.
- when finished, pour the Béchamel through a strainer to remove the lumps, if there are any.
Nutrition
Calories: 783kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 82g | Saturated Fat: 51g | Cholesterol: 278mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3042IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg