White sauce
Description
This sauce is also called a basic sauce because you can add various ingredients to it and get a completely different flavor. In fact, it's a base sauce used as a foundation for other sauces, yet it's quite delicious on its own. Milk-based sauce is used in preparing pasta, macaroni, lasagna, and various casseroles. It pairs perfectly with pasta, meat, and vegetables.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making the white sauce.
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Step 2
Place butter in a hot skillet or saucepan.
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Step 3
Add flour.
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Step 4
Mix the melted butter and flour well. There should be no lumps.
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Step 5
Add hot milk to the frying pan.
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Step 6
Constantly stirring, bring the sauce to a creamy consistency.
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Step 7
Add salt and nutmeg to taste. You can add pepper if desired.
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Step 8
Mix the sauce with the spices. When hot, the sauce should have the consistency of sour cream. It will thicken as it cools.
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Step 9
The white sauce is ready. It can be served with pasta, vegetables, or macaroni.