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| | Sauce béchamel (white sauce) recipe |
 | | Named for Louis de Béchamel, a seventeenth-century French financier and courtier, this French sauce is prized for its unassertive character and smooth texture, which make it the ideal agent to thicken and bind a wide range of dishes and to coat many kinds of foods. |
 | | When combining béchamel sauce with other ingredients, use 1 cup sauce for every 2 cups solids, and use a light hand with the seasoning until you taste the mixture. |
 | | Bring the sauce slowly to a simmer, whisking to prevent lumps, and cook, stirring often and skimming any skin that forms on the surface, over low heat, without boiling, until it reaches the consistency of thick cream soup, 8 to 10 minutes. |
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