White Base Sauce Food

BASIC WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Use immediately or refrigerate.

WHITE BASE SAUCE

Steps:

• Recipe kindly shared by the Tesco Community Cookery School with Jamie Oliver. The recipe has been written to be flexible and scalable up to 50 portions. Note: all veg weights are for trimmed, prepped vegetables.
• Peel and roughly chop the onions.
• Trim, wash and slice the leeks.
• Place a pan large enough to hold all the ingredients on a medium heat with the oil and butter.
• Add the vegetables and cook with the lid on for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are softened and lightly coloured, stirring every so often.
• Tip in the flour and stir it into the buttery veg until well mixed.
• Divide the milk between three cups and add one cup to the pan, stirring until completely incorporated. Add the second cup and repeat.
• Pour in the remaining milk and bring to the boil, stirring continuously.
• Reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes or until thickened, stirring regularly.
• Carefully pour the sauce into a clean pan, leaving behind any burnt bits that are stuck to the bottom, and whiz with a stick blender until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

BASIC ITALIAN WHITE CREAM SAUCE (LIKE AN ALFREDO OR BECHAMEL)

Steps:

• Melt butter in small saucepan cooking over low to medium heat, stirring for about 5 minutes.
• Add flour and stir until the butter and flour are well combined. Pour in cream & remaining ingredients, stirring constantly as it thickens.
• Add more cream or flour depending on desired consistency.

WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Gently bring 500ml whole milk to the boil in a small saucepan with 1 halved onion, studded with 1 bay leaf and 2 cloves. Turn off the heat and leave to infuse for 20 mins.
• Melt 50g butter in another saucepan, then add 50g plain flour. Stir continuously until a paste forms - this is called a roux. Continue cooking for 2 mins.
• Remove the onion, bay and cloves from the milk with a slotted spoon and discard. Add the infused milk to the roux gradually, stirring as you go, until you get a smooth sauce. Cook for 5-10 mins, stirring continuously, until the sauce has thickened. Season to taste.

WHITE SAUCE BASE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan on a low heat.
• Add all dry ingredients to make a well-blended thick paste.
• Add milk slowly while stirring. Small amounts of milk at first are best. Make sure to scrap the dry mix off the side of the pan. Left over dry mix will burn and ruin the taste.
• Increase heat to medium.
• Bring sauce to very a light simmer.
• Remove the sauce from heat and serve.

WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter. Whisk in flour and cook a minute. Slowly add milk, whisking vigorously. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thick and smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature, with buttered paper over top to prevent a skin from forming. Transfer to containers and freeze until needed.

WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium size sauce pan. Stir in flour to make a paste and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Stir continuously, don't allow paste to brown. Remove pan from heat and whisk in hot milk. Return pan to medium high heat and whisk continuously, especially along sides and bottom to prevent lumps. Heat sauce to a simmer and season.

WHITE CREAM SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat in wide sauce pan, or deep skillet.
• Stir in flour and mix with a wooden spoon until blended.
• Slowly add milk to pan, careful not to burn it.
• When milk is fully intergrated into rue, increase heat and reduce for 10 minutes, stir often to prevent burn.
• If sauce too thick, add more milk.
• If too thin, add more flour.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour over warmed buttered pasta, and cover with cheese.
• Serve immediatlly.

WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over a moderate heat.
• Add flour and beat until smooth, remove from the heat.
• Add milk, a little at a time, and beat well.
• Bring to the boil and cook gently for 2-3 minutes, stirring all the time. This completes the cooking of the starch in the flour.
• Rich White Sauce: Add an extra 2 oz butter to the completed sauce after it has cooled slightly.

BASIC WHITE SAUCE/BECHAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan over low heat until it bubbles up. Blend in flour. This is the roux.
• In another pan, warm the milk. Infuse with flavours, if desired.
• Strain milk into the roux, combine and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
• Adjust taste by adding salt and pepper. Strain.