Chef John's White Sauce

Name: Chef John's White Sauce
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 118 milliliters flour; 4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped; 946 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 4 servings salt

Chef John's White Sauce is a vegetarian recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 9g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 406 calories. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 22 minutes. Not a lot of people really liked this sauce.

Instructions

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour and cook for about 5 minutes.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Sauce Pan

Stir in 1 cup cold milk, about 1 minute. Stir in second cup of milk for an additional minute.

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Milk

Stir in remaining 2 cups of milk, cayenne pepper, salt, thyme, and nutmeg; bring to a simmer over low heat until sauce begins to thicken, about 10 minutes.

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Cayenne Pepper