Bechamel sauce


Bechamel sauce
Bechamel sauce is a classic, made from a cooked butter-flour mix called "roux", where milk is added and slowly cooked. We get a thick sauce, used in many recipes.
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Last modified on: June 13th 2024
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 3 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 20 min.
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Stage 1 - 3 min.
Bechamel sauce
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a pan on low heat.

When it sizzles, add 2 tablespoons flour all at once.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Bechamel sauce
Mix well and cook, stirring continuously, until the mixture become light brown.

This mix, which can be prepared beforehand, is called a "roux", and in this case a "blond roux". If you continue cooking, you will get a "brown roux".

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Bechamel sauce
Pour 2 glasses Milk (cold) onto the roux, all at once. Mix thoroughly.

You have there the secret of succeeding with a bechamel:
  • if roux is hot, add cold milk
  • if roux is cold (perpared beforehand), add hot milk


Salt, pepper and add grated nutmeg.

Leave to cook on low heat, stirring up continuously until bechamel thickens.

Stage 4
Bechamel sauce
The thickness of bechamel is a question of taste.

Stage 5
Bechamel sauce
You can make variations on béchamel, such as Mornay sauce, which is a béchamel sauce to which egg yolks and grated cheese are added.
Remarks
Bechamel can be easily made beforehand, and reheated when necessary.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe10 RDI=6 %40 RDI=4 %40 RDI=6 %550 RDI=30 %2,310 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g5 RDI=2 %10 RDI=1 %10 RDI=2 %200 RDI=10 %830 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 350 ml : 0.50 €

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