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Chef John's White Sauce
Chef John
"White sauce is one of the “mother sauces” in traditional culinary training and is used in many popular dishes."
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Ingredients
22 m servings 192 calsOriginal recipe yields 8 servings (4 cups)
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- Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Stir in 1 cup cold milk, about 1 minute. Stir in second cup of milk for an additional minute.
- Stir in remaining 2 cups of milk, cayenne pepper, salt, thyme, and nutmeg; bring to a simmer over low heat until sauce begins to thicken, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 192 calories; 14 g fat; 11.8 g carbohydrates; 5 g protein; 40 mg cholesterol; 132 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
3/29/2015
I cannot resist making a comment here. Chef John did a great job presenting this recipe, however, I have to laugh when I read reviews of folks who consider themselves "pro's" and obviously have...
Most helpful critical review
4/6/2015
Looks better than it tastes unfortunately
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3/29/2015
I cannot resist making a comment here. Chef John did a great job presenting this recipe, however, I have to laugh when I read reviews of folks who consider themselves "pro's" and obviously have...
2/16/2013
I skipped the thyme in this recipe. I browned some chopped onion and fresh minced garlic in the butter before adding the flour. After the sauce was made, I added some ground mustard and a touch ...
9/23/2012
This is a BASIC sauce. Add whatever spices will complement whatever you're going to use it on. Important: you want to cook the butter/four mix at a temp that will cook the flour without burni...
1/12/2014
For a basic, more versatile white sauce, omit the nutmeg and thyme. (Actually, I’m not sure I’d like that combination. For my tastes it would be either/or) For a thinner white sauce, use 1 T....
9/6/2012
I consider myself a pretty good cook, but I had some trouble with this sauce. It took me over half an hour to be able to come up with something good because it was very bland. I ended up adding ...
3/28/2013
Thank you so much! I had a basic recipe for white sauce and lost it and couldn't find a good one to replace it. This was exactly what I was looking for. I did add some chopped onion and garli...
2/10/2013
This turned out good-but made alot so I had to throw out the rest..I used this sauce for my macaroni and cheese dish and my son loved it...A keeper!!!