Name: Bechamel Sauce
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Butter - 4 tablespoons; Grated onion - 2 tablespoons; All-purpose flour - 2 tablespoons; Chicken broth - 1 cup; Half-and-half - 1 cup; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground white pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Dried thyme - 1 pinch; Ground cayenne pepper - 1 pinch

Ingredients for - Bechamel Sauce

1. Butter 4 tablespoons

2. Grated onion 2 tablespoons

3. All-purpose flour 2 tablespoons

4. Chicken broth 1 cup

5. Half-and-half 1 cup

6. Salt ½ teaspoon

7. Ground white pepper ¼ teaspoon

8. Dried thyme 1 pinch

9. Ground cayenne pepper 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Bechamel Sauce

1 . Stage

MICROWAVE METHOD: In microwave oven, melt butter in a 1-quart glass measuring pitcher for about 1 minute at HIGH.

2 . Stage

Add grated onion and flour and mix well. Gradually add warm or room temperature chicken broth (NOT hot) and half-and-half to container, stirring constantly.

3 . Stage

Cook uncovered for 5-6 minutes at HIGH or until sauce is thickened. Do NOT boil.

4 . Stage

After 2 minutes, stir mixture, then stir again every 30 seconds to one minute as needed. When sauce reaches medium thickness, remove from microwave, add seasonings and stir. Mmmm!

5 . Stage

STOVETOP METHOD: In a small saucepan, melt butter and stir in the flour, salt and white pepper. Add cold half-and-half and COLD chicken broth all at once. Stir well. Cook, stirring frequently, at medium heat until thick. Remove from heat and stir in seasoning.