Sauces

Béchamel white sauce with nutmeg

A smooth white sauce made with butter, all-purpose flour, and milk, seasoned with nutmeg. A base for baked dishes and sauces. Serves 4.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
5 min
Cook time
10 min
Total time
15 min
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
Slovak
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Béchamel sauce with nutmeg is a smooth white sauce that forms the base of many dishes. All-purpose flour is cooked briefly in melted butter, then milk is gradually added while stirring constantly to prevent lumps. After simmering for a few minutes, the sauce is seasoned with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Use it in baked dishes, other sauces, or thick, creamy vegetable stews.

Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour, and stir until combined. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring constantly, then simmer for a few minutes.

  2. Season the sauce with salt, ground black pepper, and nutmeg. Stir well and remove from the heat.

Tip: Add the milk cold and whisk it in immediately so it blends with the hot butter-and-flour mixture without forming lumps. When setting the sauce aside, press plastic wrap directly onto its surface to prevent a skin from forming.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
182 kcal
Protein
5.1 g
Carbohydrates
12 g
of which sugars
6.5 g
Fat
13 g
of which saturates
8.0 g
Fiber
0.2 g
Salt
0.6 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Bešamelová omáčka s muškátovým orieškom

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