Salsa Bechamel Recipe! Easy & Quick Recipe

Make a cheese sauce

Call mornay sauce, with the addition of cheese (cheddar cheese or parmesan cheese) , it can be turned into a delicious cheese sauce.

No butter

Making this white sauce recipe whitout butter is easy. You can replace the butter with extra virgin olive oil.

This is a lighter, but equally creamy variant.

Vegan bechamel

To prepare it, just replace cow’s milk with a vegetable one, such as soy milk, use oil instead of butter, and you’re done.

What Do You Serve With Béchamel Sauce?

As mentioned at the beginning, bechamel is one of the most versatile sauces.

In Italy, there is no lasagna without béchamel sauce, but even  baked pasta like mac and cheese cannot do without it.

Or it even can be poured over vegetables and cooked (with the addition of breadcrumbs) until golden brown for a delicious gratin.

Here are some ways to use it.

• Lasagna or pasta bakes.
• Chicken or meat pies.
• Potato pie.
• Pasta sauce.
• Meat casseroles.
• Macaroni with cheese (just add the cheese you want).
• Pasta just with white cream.
• Baked or cooked vegetables.
• Croque monsieur, which is a ham and cheese sandwich. The name comes from the French term croque and monsieur.

How To Store Leftovers

Once the sauce has been prepared, let it cool, then transfer it to an airtight container and store it in the fridge.

Use a piece of plastic wrap to let the sauce cool.

Using the cling film will prevent the formation of a film on the surface since, going then to turn once cold, it could cause lumps to form.

It can be left in the refrigerator for two, maximum three days, otherwise it can also be frozen. 

The frozen one should be heated in a small pot with very low flame and little milk.

Recipe Tips

• Always use the scale: it’s true, after a while, when you become an expert, you will go by eye and it will come out wonderfully.

But until you become familiar with making béchamel, we suggest you have a scale on hand.

• The fat part, that is the butter, and the flour according to the original recipe should have the same weight.

• The flour should be added all at once and mixed quickly with a hand whisk.

• Sift the flour and mix it very well with the butter, making sure no lumps form.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

Bechamel Sauce Recipe In The Stove: 5 Step

First, melt butter over low heat.

When the butter has melted add the sifted flour and stir with a hand whisk.

Add warm milk, very little at a time, only when the first amount has been incorporated add the second and continue stirring with a hand whisk.

Turn constantly over medium heat, continuing to stir with the whisk until the sauce has reached a velvety consistency.

Finally add salt and pepper and nutmeg.

Pro Tips

• The first step of mixing butter and flour should be done vigorously and without stopping.

Instead, the milk heated in a separate small saucepan until lukewarm, not boiling. At the time of adding it should be poured all together.

• Initially the flame to be used should be medium-high heat, then when the milk is added it should be lowered to low and stirring should be continued until the right consistency is reached.

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Salsa Bechamel Recipe