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White Sauce

White Sauce — a sauce recipe, 8 ingredients, about 15 min.

15 min · Sauce

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Ingredients

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  • ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup (60 g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups (480 ml) whole milk
  • ¾ tsp onion salt
  • ¼ tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp ground mustard seed
  • 1 pinch fresh-ground nutmeg
  • 1 bay leaf
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 2 cups (480 ml) whole milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

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

Steps

  1. Make a white roux: melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until the foam subsides. Add the flour and whisk together, still over the heat, for 2–3 minutes. The flour should lose its raw smell but should not brown.
  2. Add the milk to the roux while whisking quickly but smoothly to create a smooth mixture.
  3. Add the seasonings and cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently. Simmer the sauce until it lightly coats the back of a spoon.
  4. Remove the bay leaf, taste and adjust for salt and pepper, and serve.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0