Sauce Mornay

Sauce Mornay — a sauce recipe, 4 ingredients.

Sauce

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ¼ cup finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano
  • ¼ cup finely grated gruyère cheese
  • 1½ cups sauce béchamel
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup finely grated gruyère cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)

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

Steps

  1. Combine both grated cheeses.
  2. In a saucepan, combine the sauce béchamel and the cayenne.
  3. Stirring constantly, heat the sauce until it comes to a simmer.
  4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the grated cheese.
  5. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper if necessary.
  6. If not served immediately, you may dot the surface with butter to prevent a skin from forming.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0