Delia' shows you how to make béchamel sauce, using a mixture of butter and flour called a roux. A béchamel sauce is one of the French "mother sauces" and is a really good one to learn.
Using just a few ingredients, give your meals an exquisite and classy upgrade. Substitute the red sauce for this béchamel sauce in some of your favorite dishes, such as homemade lasagna. This recipe ...
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the butter, and stir in the flour over low heat. Saute till there is just a suggestion of brown. Take the pan off the fire, and add the milk very gradually, stirring ...
cooked sauce to remove them. Béchamel is one of those sauces that is easier to extend and make bigger or smaller quantities. In this recipe we have 100g of butter and flour with 1 litre of milk ...
All this can be done ahead of time, but when you want to make the sauce, use the same washed pan and place it over a gentle heat. Begin by melting the butter gently - don't over-heat it or let it ...