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Bechamel Sauce

Bechamel Sauce

AvatarMariano
Very easy and lovely for pastas, fish, vegetables, etc.
Prep Time 12 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine French

Ingredients
  

  • 1 liter milk.
  • 100 grams flour. (3.52 oz)
  • 100 grams butter. (3.52 oz)
  • 1 splash white wine.
  • 1 pinch nutmeg.
  • 1 pinch salt.
  • 2 bay leaves.
  • 1 pinch black pepper. (Optional).

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the milk to about 60 or 70 degrees.
    1 liter milk.
  • Melt the butter.
    100 grams butter.
    Melt the butter
  • Once melted add all the flour and cook for at least a minute mixing gently.
    100 grams flour.
    Add flour
  • Add all the hot milk at once and stir well to break up any lumps.
    Add milk
  • Add the nutmeg, salt, bay leaf and white wine and stir over medium-low heat for a few minutes until the desired texture is reached.
    1 splash white wine., 1 pinch nutmeg., 1 pinch salt., 2 bay leaves., 1 pinch black pepper.
    Add nutmeg
  • Enjoy!
    Bechamel Sauce

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Notes

In this recipe I used 120 grams of flour because I needed the sauce thicker for this Schnitzel recipe but the traditional recipe is the one described above.
Keyword bechamel, flour, french, milk, nutmeg, salt, sauce, wine