Description
This is a quick and easy bechamel sauce.
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 quart milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk into the melted butter until smooth. Cook and stir until flour turns a light
- golden
- sandy color
- about 7 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium-high and slowly whisk in milk until thickened by the roux. Bring to a gentle simmer
- then reduce heat to medium-low and continue simmering until the flour has softened and no longer tastes gritty
- 10 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and nutmeg.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 8