Mornay Sauce


Mornay Sauce
Mornay sauce is made from béchamel sauce, to which egg yolk and grated cheese are added.
14 K 5/5 (38 reviews)
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Last modified on: June 12th 2024
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 6 min.
Cooking: 9 min.
All in all: 15 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Mornay Sauce
Prepare 500 g bechamel sauce, or reheat it if you made it in advance.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Mornay Sauce
Add 30 g egg yolk...

Stage 3 - 4 min.
Mornay Sauce
...and bring back to the boil, whisking constantly.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Mornay Sauce
Add 50 g Comté cheese...

Stage 5 - 4 min.
Mornay Sauce
...and carefully whisk in.

Turn off the heat and your Mornay sauce is ready.

Note: If you need a very smooth sauce, you can give it a quick blast with a blender, or strain it through a sieve.

Stage 6
Mornay Sauce
If you're not going to use it straight away, wrap it in plastic wrap, as, like béchamel sauce, it crust quickly.
Remarks
The cheese used is usually a hard one: Comté, Gruyère, Emmental, Cheddar, Parmesan, etc., but you can also use other cheeses to suit your taste, such as Roquefort, Mont d'or or Gorgonzola.

Curiously enough, in his book "Ma cuisine", Auguste Escoffier uses Parmesan and no egg yolks for his version of Mornay.

The name comes from a 19thcentury epicurean named Philippe de Mornay.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe90 RDI=40 %210 RDI=20 %200 RDI=30 %1,300 RDI=70 %5,430 RDI: 70 %
Per 100 g20 RDI=6 %40 RDI=3 %40 RDI=5 %220 RDI=10 %940 RDI: 10 %
Per person20 RDI=9 %50 RDI=5 %50 RDI=8 %320 RDI=20 %1,360 RDI: 20 %
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, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 1.85 €
  • Per person : 0.50 €

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