Besciamella sauce

Name: Besciamella sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 100ml milk; 10g butter; 10g flour; 1tsp salt; 1 tsp white pepper; 1 tsp nutmeg

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

If you want to make a perfect lasagna or baked pasta, you need to know how to make the besciamella sauce.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:02:45 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories192.4 kcal (10%)

Total Fat12.6 g (18%)

Carbs15.6 g (6%)

Sugars5 g (6%)

Protein4.9 g (10%)

Sodium2366.1 mg (118%)

Fiber1.5 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

100mlmilk

10gbutter

10gflour

1 tspsalt

1 tspwhite pepper

1 tspnutmeg

Instructions

Step 1

Take a pan and put on your stove on a low heat. Put the butter in the pan and let it melt.

Pot

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butter10g

Step 2

Once the butter is melted add salt, pepper and nutmeg and mix it. Add then the flour all in once and mix in until you have a solid bal. It is going to take probably less than a minute, do not let it burn.

Spatula

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flour10g

salt1 tsp

white pepper1 tsp

nutmeg1 tsp

Step 3

Add part of the milk and mix it until the ingredients are all melted. Continue to stir and add the left milk. Increase the temperature to a medium high heat.

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Spatula

milk100ml

Step 4

Cook the sauce for 10/15 minutes or at least until it start to become creamy. Do not forget to stir every couple of minutes. If you prefer a more solid sauce, leave it on the stove for few more minutes.

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