White Sauce.

A dish that gets its character from hot milk and butter.

Sauces For Meat And Fish.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1/2 pint of hot milk
  • 1 large tablespoonful of butter
  • 1 level tablespoonful of flour
  • 1 level teaspoonful of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoonful of pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoonful of onion juice
  • 1 spray of parsley
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1/2 pint of hot milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • 1 large tablespoonful of 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. Beat the butter to a cream, and then beat the flour with it until light and creamy. Add the salt, pepper, and onion juice, and beat a little longer. Pour the hot milk on this. Add the parsley, and place the saucepan on the range. Stir until the sauce boils. Cook for two minutes; then remove the parsley, and serve. A slight grating of nutmeg may be added to this sauce, if the flavor be liked.
  2. This sauce is good to serve with boiled fish and various kinds of meat and vegetables.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories347
Protein11.7 g
Fat6.9 g
Carbs59.2 g
Fiber3.4 g
Sodium1235 mg

Source

Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three (Parloa, Maria, 1843-1909, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States