Chef John's White Sauce

Chef John's White Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 quart milk
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • salt
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste


Directions

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour and cook for about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in 1 cup cold milk, about 1 minute. Stir in second cup of milk for an additional minute.
  3. Stir in remaining 2 cups of milk, cayenne pepper, salt, thyme, and nutmeg; bring to a simmer over low heat until sauce begins to thicken, about 10 minutes.

04/18/2018
Chef John's White Sauce, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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