Creamy Caper Sauce
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup unbleached white flour
- 2 1/2 cups hot milk
- 1/3 cup dry white wine (optional)
- 2 tablespoons drained capers
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon or dill
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- In a heavy saucepan on low heat, melt the butter.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly.
- Whisk in the hot milk, adding it in a slow, steady stream.
- Cook, stirring often, until the sauce is thickened, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in the wine, capers, tarragon or dill, salt, and pepper and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the lemon juice and add more salt and pepper to taste.
- (If you dont add the wine, you may need to add a little extra milk.)
- This sauce is delicious on fish.
- Try it on pasta, too; its especially pretty on spinach fettuccine topped with chopped tomatoes and grated Parmesan cheese.
- We sometimes add chunks of cooked salmon or steamed broccoli or cauliflower florets as well.
- Make extra to ladle on your favorite vegetable on a bed of couscous, rice, or noodles.
butter, unbleached white flour, hot milk, white wine, capers, tarragon, salt, black pepper, lemon juice
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/creamy-caper-sauce-377211 (may not work)