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    Bechamel Sauce | White Sauce

    March 19, 2022 by Sharmilee J 4 Comments

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    Bechamel Sauce forms the base for many dishes like mac and cheese, augratin, casserole, pasta etc.This Bechamel Sauce or White Sauce is the mother sauces of the French cuisine.

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    Bechamel Sauce is nothing but a simple basic white sauce made with easily available ingredients in your pantry.

    Table of Contents
    1 About Bechamel Sauce
    2 Bechamel Sauce Recipes
    3 Bechamel Sauce Ingredients
    4 Bechamel Sauce | White Sauce
    5 Expert Tips
    6 Variations
    7 Serving & Storing Suggestion
    8 FAQs

    About Bechamel Sauce

    Bechamel Sauce is a rich white sauce made with milk,butter and flour as main ingredients flavoured with herbs and spices.This sauce is made from a white roux (butter and flour) and milk.

    This Bechamel Sauce or White Sauce comes very handy when you don’t want to throw in cubes of cheese but still need a creamy silky texture.The remaining sauce keeps well in the refrigerator for 3-5 days but I always make it fresh and finish it off the day I prepare itself.

    Bechamel Sauce Recipes

    • White Sauce Pasta
    • Au Gratin | Veg AuGratin Recipe
    • Pasta Casserole
    • Corn Pasta | Pasta with Corn
    • White Sauce Sandwich Recipe
    • Paneer Pizza Recipe
    • Mushroom Pasta

    Bechamel Sauce Ingredients

    • Milk – Use thick full cream milk preferably boiled.
    • Flour – I used maida this time but have tried with wheat flour and there is no difference at all.
    • Cheese – You can use cheddar cheese or mozarella cheese or even processed cheese. Cheese can’t go wrong right?! So use cheese of your liking or as per the availability.
    • Spices and Herbs – I used salt, pepper, nutmeg powder
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    Bechamel Sauce | White Sauce

    Bechamel Sauce forms the base for many dishes like mac and cheese, casserole, pasta etc. This Bechamel Sauce or White Sauce is the mother sauces of the French cuisine.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Servings1 cup
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 1/4 cup flour
    • 2 cups milk
    • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
    • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Heat 1/4 cup butter – Let it melt.
    • Add 1/4 cup flour.
    • Keep whisking until no dry flour is seen.
    • Add 2 cups milk and keep whisking simultaneously to avoid lump formation.
    • Keep stirring until it starts to thicken.
    • Starts to thicken as you can see.
    • Within few mins the sauce will start to thicken.Cook in low flame, Keep stirring. Once it starts to thicken switch to a spatula.
    • The sauce will will coat the laddle like shown below.
    • Add salt to taste, 1/2 tsp crushed pepper, 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder and 2 tbsp cheese.
    • After adding cheese it bubbles up and becomes more creamy and thick. This white sauce is called Bechamel sauce. Bechamel sauce is ready now. Creamy, silky white sauce ready!

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    Notes

    • If you want the sauce to be a little runny you can add 1/4 cup more milk.
    • This is the basic white sauce recipe, you can add spice powders or cheese as per your preference.
    • The sauce keeps well in refrigerator for 3-5 days.
    Nutrition Facts
    Bechamel Sauce | White Sauce
    Amount Per Serving (20 g)
    Calories 163 Calories from Fat 108
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 12g18%
    Saturated Fat 8g50%
    Trans Fat 0.4g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
    Monounsaturated Fat 3g
    Cholesterol 36mg12%
    Sodium 358mg16%
    Potassium 156mg4%
    Carbohydrates 9g3%
    Fiber 0.2g1%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 442IU9%
    Vitamin C 0.002mg0%
    Calcium 124mg12%
    Iron 0.3mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Bechamel Sauce Step by Step

    1.Heat 1/4 cup butter – Let it melt.

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    2.Add 1/4 cup flour.

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    3.Keep whisking until no dry flour is seen.

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    4.Add 2 cups milk and keep whisking simultaneously to avoid lump formation.

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    5.Keep stirring until it starts to thicken.

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    6.Starts to thicken as you can see.

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    7.Within few mins the sauce will start to thicken.Cook in low flame, Keep stirring. Once it starts to thicken switch to a spatula.

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    8.The sauce will will coat the laddle like shown below.

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    9.Add salt to taste, 1/2 tsp crushed pepper, 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder and 2 tbsp cheese.

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    10.After adding cheese it bubbles up and becomes more creamy and thick. This white sauce is called Bechamel sauce. Bechamel sauce is ready now.Creamy,silky white sauce ready!

    mix wellPin

    Bechamal sauce is ready!

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    Expert Tips

    • Whisk continuously so that no lumps are formed.
    • Use full fat milk fors best results.
    • You can add upto 1/4 cup cheese in the sauce but I usually only little as I add more as topping while making Veg Augratin.

    Variations

    • You can use very little onion, garlic for extra crunch in the sauce.
    • Add more indian spice powders like red chilli powder, garam masala powder for a indian twist to bechamel sauce.

    Serving & Storing Suggestion

    You can serve it along with toasted bread, pizza, paste, make as a filling for rolls and sandwiches.

    This keeps well for a day in room temperature. As milk is there in the sauce refrigerate and use it for 2 more days but not more than that.

    FAQs

    1.What is Bechamel Sauce?

    Bechamel Sauce is a simple basic white sauce made from a white roux (butter and flour in a 1:1 mixture). It is a traditional french sauce made from the scratch.

    Source : wikipedia

    2.What is Bechamel Sauce made of?

    Bechamel Sauce is made using butter, flour, milk, spices and herbs.

    3.How does a Bechamel sauce taste?

    Bechamel Sauce tastes creamy and buttery and is a bit bland as there is no major spices added.

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    1. Ssk

      December 03, 2017 at 9:46 am

      The milk can be boiled with some pepper corns , bay leaves , couple of cloves and garlic pods – left for a while till the milk gets suffuced with the spices – then strained. This milk when added to the butter and flour adds more flavour to the sauce .
      Also , one or two egg yolk is added finally to the sauce, when the cream thickens and before the pan is taken off the stove . The egg yolks add to the creaminess and richness of the sauce

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      • Sharmilee J

        December 11, 2017 at 7:18 am

        thanks for the suggestion

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    2. Preetha

      December 07, 2017 at 3:36 am

      Hi Sharmi, what kind of sandwiches can be made using this white sauce? Can you please give recipe for that as well.

      Reply
      • Sharmilee J

        December 11, 2017 at 7:16 am

        Give a search as white sauce sandwich, grilled aloo sandwich

        Reply

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