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.
330,4354.0/5 for 36 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 350 ml, you will need:
grated nutmeg
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 3 min. | 15 min. | 18 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
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".
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.
Pour 2 glasses milk (cold) onto the roux, all at once. Mix thoroughly.
You have there the secret of succeeding with a bechamel:
Salt, pepper and add grated nutmeg.
Leave to cook on low heat, stirring up continuously until bechamel thickens.
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
The thickness of bechamel is a question of taste.
Stage 5
You can make variations on bechamel: like for example Mornay sauce, which is a bechamel with grated cheese added.
Remarks
Bechamel can be easily made beforehand, and reheated when necessary.
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 553 Kcal or 2,315 Kj | 14 gr | 42 gr | 36 gr |
| 28 % | 6 % | 4 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 199 Kcal or 833 Kj | 5 gr | 15 gr | 13 gr |
| 10 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 350 ml : 0.47 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Some recipes that use this recipe
Croque-monsieur
A classic of French "street food" or bistros: a slice of ham between two slices of bread spread with béchamel sauce. The sandwich is then sprinkled with cheese and toasted in the oven.
220,6174/5 for 4 ratings 46 min.
Potato and broccoli gratin
A very simple recipe: a layer of potatoes, a layer of broccoli, bechamel sauce and grated cheese.
182,5673.8/5 for 17 ratings 2 hours 1 min.
Spinach Croque-monsieur
A croque-monsieur is a French toasted sandwich. Here, the 2 slices of buttered bread are filled with bechamel sauce, hard-boiled eggs, blanched spinach and melted cheese. The assembled sandwich is popped in the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.
40,6514.5/5 for 2 ratings 45 min.
Gratin slices with spinach
A slice of bread with a gratin of bechamel containing hard-boiled egg and topped with cheese, served with fresh spinach.
72,3164.1/5 for 19 ratings 1 hour 33 min.
Harvest Gratin
Purple artichokes, cauliflower and mozzarella combined with bechamel sauce in a gratin to cheer up the end of summer.
32,1564.1/5 for 16 ratings 1 hour 15 min.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate eclairs, Cherry clafoutis, "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Chocolate eclairs, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little caramelized peach tarts, Roasted cauliflower, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Kouign-amann brioche, Crêpes Suzette, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Hazelnut and orange cake, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Rabbit civet "à la normande", Muffin dough, ... All |
 | Pepper: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thaï rice with small vegetables, Potato purée , Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Red rice pannequets, Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, ... All |
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