Salsa Besciamella Tradizionale

Classic Cream Sauce

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Enoteca

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2001

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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup (all-purpose) flour
  • 2 cups

Method

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, until it is well incorporated, about 3 minutes. Slowly stir in the hot milk or cream and cook, stirring often, until quite thick and the flour has lost all of its raw taste, about 8 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg and remove from the heat.