Enriched Bechamel Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1 cup milk hot
- 1 x salt to taste
- 1 x white pepper to taste
- 1 pinch nutmeg optional
- 3 tablespoons butter, unsalted for finishing, up to this amount
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Do not let it brown.
- Add flour and stir until mixture is well blended and bubbling.
- Gradually stir in the hot milk, whisking continuously until the mixture returns to the boil and begins to thicken.
- Simmer, stirring frequently, over very low heat for 5 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt, white pepper and a pinch of nutmeg (optional).
- Just before serving, remove the sauce from the heat.
- Stir in 1/2 tablespoon of the finishing butter at a time.
- Make certain that the butter has been absorbed by the sauce before adding the next 1/2 tablespoon of finishing butter.
- Server immediately spoon on the food or serve separately.
butter, flour, milk, salt, white pepper, nutmeg, butter
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/enriched-bechamel-sauce-53538 (may not work)