Italian•gourmet
Bechamel Sauce
A rich roux-based sauce, the creamy Besciamella or Bechamel Sauce goes well with almost every dish, be it meat, fish, veggies, or pies. All you need is 15 minutes on the stove and your silky sauce is ready!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups of milk
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 7 tablespoons of flour
- nutmeg
- salt
Instructions
- 1
Melt the butter in a pot.
- 2
Once the butter is bubbling, add the flour stirring constantly so that no lumps are formed.
- 3
Pour in milk and keep stirring everything for about 7 minutes until smooth and creamy.
- 4
Finally, add a pinch of nutmeg and salt.