Basic Béchamel Sauce
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Cooking:
5 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Basic Béchamel Sauce

1. Butter - 5 tablespoons
2. All-purpose flour - ¼ cup
3. Milk - 1 quart
4. Salt, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon
5. Freshly grated nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Basic Béchamel Sauce

1. Stage

Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk into the melted butter until smooth. Cook and stir until flour turns a light, golden, sandy color, about 7 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Increase heat to medium-high and slowly whisk in milk until thickened by the roux. Bring to a gentle simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and continue simmering until the flour has softened and no longer tastes gritty, 10 to 20 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

Season with salt and nutmeg. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

Serve hot and enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS 

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