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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cups 278g Recipe makes 4 cups)
Calories 330
Calories from Fat 202		(61%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 22.5g	34%
	Saturated Fat 13.7g	68%
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 62mg		20%
Sodium 390mg		16%
Potassium 370mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 23.0g		7%
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	1%
	Sugars 12.9g
Protein 9.6g		19%
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Bechamel Sauce

Recipe #378800 | 15 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: lazyme
Jun 24, 2009

From Giada De Laurentiis Everyday Italian. She says - This sauce is named after the Marquis de Bechamel. In Italian, it's called balsamella or besciamella. The original and full French version also involves steeping some onion and a bay leaf in milk for 30 minutes to infuse the sauce with more flavor but here's an everyday approach. My simplified version is a snap to make and is perfect with baked rigatoni with bechamel sauce. You could also use it the way you would hollandaise sauce.

4 cups (change servings and units)

Ingredients

5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup flour
4 cups whole milk, warm
1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1 pinch fresh ground white pepper (to taste)
1 pinch nutmeg, freshly grated (to taste)

Directions

1
In a 2 quart saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
2
Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes.
3
Gradually add the warm milk, whisking constantly to prevent any lumps from forming.
4
Simmer over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thick, smooth and creamy, about 10 minutes.
5
Do not allow the bechamel sauce to boil.
6
Remove from the heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch each of white pepper and nutmeg.
7
Season the sauce with more salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
8
The sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead. Cool, then cover and refrigerate.

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From: Lainey6605

On Jul 30, 2009

This is SO good. I made exactly as stated. I wanted to use it as a sauce for baked rigatoni, but I only had ziti so it was baked ziti with bechamel sauce. I added some bacon as well and baked it for about 25 minutes. So delicious. I will make this sauce again for vegetables as well. Made for Photo Tag.

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