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Béchamel

Béchamel is one of the basic (Mother) sauces of classic French cuisine. As with any of the other Mother sauces, once you master this sauce you can modify it for any number of uses. Try adding freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and roasted garlic for a nice Alfredo sauce.

Ingredients:

3          T          Butter

3          T          All Purpose Flour

2          C         Milk

1                      Onion (thick slice)

1          ea         bay leaf

1          tsp        black peppercorns

1          pinch    nutmeg  (fresh ground)

                        Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

  1. Scald the milk with the onion, bay leaf and peppercorns
  2. cover and let infuse for 10-15 minutes
  3. in a heavy-based saucepan, melt butter
  4. whisk in flour and cook, stirring until the flour is foaming but not brown
  5. remove from heat, strain in the hot milk
  6. whisk well, then bring to a boil, whisking constantly until the sauce thickens
  7. season with salt, pepper and nutmeg
  8. simmer slowly for a couple minutes

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