Béchamel Sauce

Béchamel Sauce
Need a vegetarian sauce? Béchamel Sauce could be a super recipe to try. This recipe makes 24 servings with 19 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have milk, butter, dash of pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

1
Place butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; cook until butter melts, stirring occasionally.
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Add onion to pan; cook 10 minutes or until tender (do not brown), stirring occasionally.
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Sprinkle flour over onion; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Gradually add milk to flour mixture, stirring with a whisk until smooth; bring to a simmer. Simmer 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently. Strain mixture through a fine sieve over a bowl; discard solids.
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Stir in salt, pepper, and nutmeg, if desired.
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Serve immediately.
7
Mornay Sauce: Prepare Bchamel Sauce. Wipe pan clean with paper towels. Return Bchamel Sauce to pan, and place over medium-low heat.
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Add 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Gruyre cheese, stirring until smooth.
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Serve immediately.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings24
Health Score0
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