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🍽️ Your Perfect Béchamel Sauce

116 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 shallot
• 2 tbsp butter (30 g)
• 2 tbsp spelt flour Type 1050 (30 g)
• 200 ml vegetable broth
• 200 ml milk (3.5 % fat)
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the shallot.
2. 2. Cut the shallot into very small cubes.
3. 3. Warm the butter in a pot over medium heat.
4. 4. Wait until small bubbles form in the butter.
5. 5. Add the shallot cubes to the pot.
6. 6. Sauté the shallots for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. 7. Stir until the shallots are soft and translucent.
8. 8. Stir the flour into the mixture.
9. 9. Cook the mixture briefly while stirring constantly.
10. 10. Wait until the mixture turns pale.
11. 11. Stir in the broth gradually using a whisk.
12. 12. Stir in the milk gradually using a whisk.
13. 13. Add the bay leaf.
14. 14. Season the sauce with nutmeg.
15. 15. Season the sauce with salt.
16. 16. Season the sauce with pepper.
17. 17. Bring the sauce to a boil while stirring.
18. 18. Let the sauce simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.
19. 19. Stir the sauce occasionally.
20. 20. Strain the sauce through a sieve if desired.
21. 21. Enhance the sauce with a little lemon juice.
22. 22. Taste the Béchamel sauce again at the end and adjust with salt.
23. 23. Taste the Béchamel sauce again at the end and adjust with pepper.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 116
• Protein: 3 g · Fett/Fat: 8 g · Carbs: 8 g