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Béchamel Sauce (Louisiannaise)

Béchamel Sauce (Louisiannaise) — a sauce recipe, 7 ingredients.

Sauce

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Ingredients

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  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ ea. onion or 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1–2 tbsp butter
  • 1–2 tbsp flour
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • 1–2 tbsp butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Warm the milk, then add the onion and bay leaf. Steep for 15 minutes.
  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan.
  3. Whisk in the flour, and cook on medium to medium-high heat to make a roux.
  4. Gradually whisk in the milk.
  5. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
  6. Season with salt and pepper.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0