Homemade Béchamel Sauce

Homemade Béchamel sauce

Béchamel sauce is thick white sauce goes with lasagna, pasta, gratins and scalloped potatoes.

Preparation time-5 minutes

Cooking time-10 minutes

Ingredients                                                      Quantity

Butter                                                              20g

Plain flour                                                        20g

Milk                                                                 300ml

Onion cloute                                                   1

Method

1. Place milk, onion cloute  in a pan and bring to almost boiling.

2. Melt butter in a saucepan low flame; add flour, cook, and stirring, for 3 minutes until boiling, add boiled milk, reduce heat to low, whisk constantly to prevent lumps and burning, continue to cook for 5 minutes until sauce thickens.

3. Transfer sauce to bowl cover with wrap. Store in to fridge.