Yields:
6 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 2 Mins
Cook Time:
13 Mins
Total Time:
15 Mins
Bechamel sauce (Besciamella) is one of the five classic mother sauces in Italian cuisine. So, We are going to present step by step method to make it a perfectly creamy and testy Sauce. Its also known as mother sauce because many sauces can be made with it as a base. It’s an important element for many Italian pasta and vegetable dishes.
Main dishes you can use with Bechamel Sauce
- White Paste
- Lasagna
- Pie
- Moussaka (Greek)
- Soups
- substitute to Mayo
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 tbsp (Amount Per Serving)
| Calories | 20 |
| Total Fat | 1.23g2% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg1% |
| Sodium | 16mg1% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 1.64g1% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g0% |
| Sugars | 0.68g |
| Protein | 0.58g |
| Vitamin D | 0mcg1% |
| Calcium | 16mg1% |
| Iron | 0.07mg0% |
| Potassium | 21mg0% |
| Vitamin A | 16mcg2% |
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Instructions
- You need a deep open pot.
- Melt a half slice of butter over a medium flame.
- Add powder Milk and cook for about 2-3 minutes stir continuously until the paste cooks and bubbles a bit, but don't let it brown.
- Completely turn off the flame and pour one cup (first amount of milk) of milk and stir it slightly by using a whisk. Make sure there are no lumps.
- Then pour the remaining milk and stir it at medium flame and whisk continuously until the sauce thickness slightly.
- For taste and fragrance, season with ground black paper, salt, and nutmeg powder.
- Continue whisk for about 2 minutes and cook over medium flame until the sauce is creamy and smooth.
- Pour the white sauce into a large bowl and the Bechamel Sauce is ready to be used. Bechamel Cheese Sauce
- When is sauce is ready at the endpoint, you have a choice if you want to make it more cheese and creamy for more taste. To turn your white sauce into the cheese sauce, stir in ½ cup grated Cheddar cheese during the last 2 minutes of cooking, along with a pinch of cayenne pepper. This step is completely optional.