Bechamel Sauce / White sauce /Cheese sauce is the basic sauce recipe from Italian cuisine for vegetables or pasta and it taste yum with most recipes. To make more rich you add heavy cream in place of milk. Sharing this Kids friendly recipe to this week blogging marathon under the 'how to cook- Basic liquids' theme..
Total time: 20 ~ 25 minutes
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 ~ 20 minutes
Yield: 600ml / 20 fl oz
Source: Videojug
INGREDIENTS:
115g / 4oz White cheddar cheese
600ml / 2 cups milk
20 g / 1.5 oz butter
40g / 1.5 oz all purpose flour
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cilantro / parsley for garnishing
Method:
- Heat butter in a heavy bottom pan on low heat.
- Add flour to butter and mix continuously with out burning the mixture.
- Add milk at frequent interval and stir continuously and do the same for the rest of the milk.
- Reduce the heat and whisk for 5 minutes until it becomes a thick smooth sauce.
- Add the cheese to this smooth sauce and Stir.
- Add Salt and pepper to the sauce and whisk for 4 ~ 5 minutes until everything combined.
- Serve immediately or else sauce will dry out soon..
SERVING OPTION:
- Best served with fresh cauliflower or broccoli.
For Pasta,
- Cook pasta as per package instruction. Drain and transfer to the prepared sauce or transfer the cooked pasta to serving plate and top it with the prepared sauce. Garnish with cilantro..
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My sons all time favourite..Here looks very yum..
Love the last click.Interesting name to the sauce.
pasta tastes amazing with bechamel... thank u for the recipe...
Slurp..Just love this simple dish..Very yummy n wonderfully made as usual..
I have heard about this sauce. But have not tasted this.. Seeing all the listed ingredients, am sure it must taste yummy.. Lovely pictures.
What a tempting sauce. Looks so so perfect.
I love pasta with lots of cheese
I grew up on vegetables in white sauce and just love it with almost anything.
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nice creamy pasta!love it.
I make this for my hubby. He loves anything cheesy. looks so tempting
yumm sauce .. too good pasta
lovely recipe and mouth watering.
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very tasty!
Mouthwatering here, such a flavorful and delicious
love creamy pasta
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Yummy and Cheesy , tempting clicks.Who says no to cheese.?
Love bechamel sauce on pasta.. creamy & delicious.