Bechamel Sauce
Recipe: #13914
August 17, 2014
Categories: Sauce, Butter Sauces, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Flour, Milk, Butter/Margarine, Kosher Dairy, more
"Basic Bechamel. Makes 3 cups"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (275.8 g)
- Calories 317
- Total Fat - 21.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.2 g
- Cholesterol - 49.9 mg
- Sodium - 359.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 21.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.4 g
- Sugars - 12 g
- Protein - 10.5 g
- Calcium - 329.5 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
Step 2
Whisk in flour and cook 3 minutes.
Step 3
Whisk in milk and bring to boil, stirring.
Step 4
Add salt, pepper, nutmeg and Parmesan.
Step 5
Reduce heat; keep stirring while simmering until thick enough to coat back of spoon.
Tips
No special items needed.