Sauce & basics

Béchamel Sauce

Name: Béchamel Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; 2 tbsp Flour; 2½ glasses Milk (200 ml each, 500 ml in total); ¼ tsp Salt; ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper

Smooth white sauce made with butter, flour, and milk

A smooth and lump-free white sauce cooked with butter, flour, and milk, seasoned with salt and black pepper.

⏱ 20 min
4 servings
Level 2
Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 servings · In the app, Servings scales every amount.

2 tbspButter
2 tbspFlour
2½ glassesMilk (200 ml each, 500 ml in total)
¼ tspSalt
¼ tspGround Black Pepper

Equipment: Stovetop

Contains (by ingredient): Milk. Always check product labels.

Steps

1
Place 2 tablespoons of butter into a pot for the béchamel sauce. Melt the butter over medium heat without burning it.
2
Add 2 tablespoons of flour to the melted butter and sauté until the smell of the flour comes out.
3
After the flour is sautéed, add 2.5 Turkish water glasses of milk little by little while stirring with a whisk.
4
Once it reaches a smooth consistency, add the remaining milk.
5
Cook while stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Finally, add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
6
Stir a little more and remove from the heat.

Nutrition per serving (estimate)

Calories	143 kcal
Protein	4.5 g
Carbohydrates	9.2 g
Fat	10.0 g

Values are estimates calculated from the ingredients. They are not a substitute for product labels or medical advice.

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