Description
A creamy classic – your standard white sauce!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons grated onion
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup half-and-half
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 pinch dried thyme
- 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
Instructions
- MICROWAVE METHOD: In microwave oven
- melt butter in a 1-quart glass measuring pitcher for about 1 minute at HIGH.
- Add grated onion and flour and mix well. Gradually add warm or room temperature chicken broth (NOT hot) and half-and-half to container
- stirring constantly.
- Cook uncovered for 5-6 minutes at HIGH or until sauce is thickened. Do NOT boil.
- After 2 minutes
- stir mixture
- then stir again every 30 seconds to one minute as needed. When sauce reaches medium thickness
- remove from microwave
- add seasonings and stir. Mmmm!
- STOVETOP METHOD: In a small saucepan
- melt butter and stir in the flour
- salt and white pepper. Add cold half-and-half and COLD chicken broth all at once. Stir well. Cook
- stirring frequently
- at medium heat until thick. Remove from heat and stir in seasoning.
Servings: 16