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9 Bechamel Sauce recipes | Sofrat hadhramia
The bechamel sauce
The bechamel sauce that is placed on pasta is one of the foods that all people, old and young, love to eat, due to its delicious taste and the ease of preparing it in a short time. In this article, we will discuss several ways to prepare bechamel sauce.
Basic Béchamel sauce
💠Ingredients:
🔹Sixty grams of butter cut into small cubes.
🔹A third of a cup of all-purpose flour.
🔹 Four and a half cups of liquid milk.
🔹 Seventy-five grams of parmesan cheese.
🔹 A quarter teaspoon of salt.
🔹 A pinch of nutmeg.
💠Preparation:
🔹 Place the butter in a pot over medium heat and leave it until it melts, then add the flour and stir for two minutes until it is toasted.
🔹The Remove the pot from the heat and add the milk in batches, stirring quickly so that the flour does not lump, and stirring well until the mixture becomes smooth.
🔹 Return the pot to the heat and stir until it boils and the mixture becomes thick for 10-12 minutes, then add salt, nutmeg and cheese and stir until they melt.
White Bechamel sauce
💠Ingredients:
🔹Two tablespoons of flour.
🔹An egg.
🔹Four cups of liquid milk.
🔹Three quarters of butter fingers.
🔹A small cup of liquid cheese (cream cheese).
🔹White pepper.
🔹Cheddar cheese.
💠Preparation:
🔹Melt the butter in a pot, and after it melts, add the flour to it.
🔹Stir the flour into the butter until it changes color slightly, then add the milk gradually.
🔹Stir the mixture and continue stirring until the sauce thickens.
🔹Add the cheese and an egg to the mixture after it boils and thickens.
🔹 Remove it from the heat after it is cooked, and add white pepper and salt in quantities as desired.
🔹 Leave it for a while until it cools down.
Vegetarian bechamel sauce
💠Ingredients:
🔹 A quarter cup of olive oil.
🔹 Two tablespoons of flour.
🔹 Two and a half cups of soy milk.
🔹 A pinch of salt and black pepper.
💠preparation:
🔹 Place the oil in a saucepan over low heat until it is hot, then add the flour and toast for two minutes.
🔹Add the soy milk and stir quickly with a whisk so that the flour does not lump, and stir the mixture until it boils. If the flour lumps, it can be filtered before use or placed in the blender jug and turned on until it dissolves.
🔹Remove the bechamel from the heat and season with salt and pepper
Bechamel sauce with cream
💠Ingredients:
🔹 A cup of full-fat milk.
🔹 Two tablespoons of unsalted butter.
🔹 Two tablespoons of flour.
🔹 A third of a cup of whipping cream.
🔹 A pinch of salt and white pepper.
💠Preparation:
🔹Heat the milk in a pot over medium heat until it becomes warm and small bubbles begin to appear at the edge of the pot, and remove it from the heat.
🔹Place the butter in a saucepan over low heat until it melts, then add the flour and stir for two minutes, then add the milk gradually, stirring constantly so that the flour does not lump.
🔹Add the cream and leave the bechamel over low heat, stirring constantly, until it boils, then season it with salt and pepper.
Bechamel with mustard
💠Ingredients:
🔹Half a cup of butter cut into cubes.
🔹Half a cup of flour.
🔹Three cups of full-fat milk.
🔹A pinch of red pepper.
🔹Half a teaspoon of mustard.
🔹A quarter teaspoon of nutmeg.
🔹A pinch of salt and black pepper.
🔹Two cups of grated cheddar cheese.
💠Preparation:
🔹Place the butter in a pot over low heat until it melts, then add the flour and stir until toasted, then add the milk and stir well. We may not need the full amount of milk because some types of flour do not need a large amount of liquid.
🔹Stir the sauce until it thickens for 7-10 minutes, then remove it from the heat and season it with salt, pepper, nutmeg and mustard, then add the cheese and stir quickly until it melts, and you can omit it.
Bechamel with eggs
💠Ingredients:
🔹Half a cup of unsalted butter.
🔹Half a cup of all-purpose flour.
🔹Three cups of liquid milk.
🔹Two egg yolks, slightly beaten.
🔹One and a half teaspoon of salt.
🔹Half a teaspoon of white pepper.
💠Preparation:
🔹Place the butter in a pot over medium heat until it melts, then add the flour and toast it for three minutes, then add the milk and stir quickly for 3-5 minutes until the mixture becomes thick in consistency.
🔹Place two tablespoons of bechamel in a small dish and mix it with the egg yolks, then add the yolk mixture to the sauce pot while stirring quickly, season with salt and pepper and remove the pot from the heat.
Bechamel sauce with cardamom
💠Ingredients:
🔹 A quarter cup of flour.
🔹 Four cups of liquid milk.
🔹 Two tablespoons of butter.
🔹 Three tablespoons of cream cheese.
🔹A little ground cardamom.
🔹 Half a clove of garlic.
🔹 A teaspoon of dried thyme.
🔹Bay leaf.
🔹A little black pepper.
🔹An amount of salt, as desired.
💠Preparation:
🔹Boil the milk over the fire, then add each of the following spices to it:
🔹black pepper, dry thyme, cardamom, bay leaf, and garlic.
🔹Leave them on the fire for ten minutes.
🔹Leave the mixture covered for a whole night after that, and it is preferable to keep it in the refrigerator until its taste is concentrated.
🔹Filter the milk from the spices on the next day.
🔹Put the butter and flour on the fire, then add the cheese and milk to them.
🔹Stir them over the heat until you get the desired consistency.
Bechamel sauce with chicken broth
💠Ingredients:
🔹Seven tablespoons of powdered milk.
🔹Four tablespoons of flour.
🔹Two and a half cups of water.
🔹White pepper, as much as desired.
🔹A cube of Maggi chicken broth.
💠Preparation:
🔹Add the pepper, the Maggi cube, and the powdered milk to the water.
🔹Put the flour in a pot, then put it on the fire and continue stirring until the flour dissolves, then add the milk until it is combined.
🔹You can add cream if you wish.
Bechamel sauce with cream
💠Ingredients:
🔹Five tablespoons of flour.
🔹Five tablespoons of butter.
🔹100 grams of cream, equivalent to a can.
🔹Four cups of liquid milk.
🔹Four tablespoons of cream cheese.
🔹A teaspoon of nutmeg.
💠Preparation:
🔹In a pot over the fire, stir the flour with the butter with a wooden spoon, then add the milk gradually and stir until it thickens.
🔹Next, add the cream, cheese, and nutmeg to the milk, and stir until they mix well with each other.
Béchamel sauce (white sauce)
💠Ingredients:
🔹Two and a half cups of milk.
🔹A small onion, finely chopped.
🔹Two tablespoons of butter.
🔹Two tablespoons of oil.
🔹A third of a cup of starch.
🔹A third of a cup of flour.
🔹A cup of water.
🔹A small pinch of cinnamon.
🔹A small pinch of white pepper.
🔹A cube and a half of chicken broth.
💠Preparation:
🔹In a medium-sized dish, put the water, then add the flour and starch, stir them until they combine together, then leave them aside.
🔹In a medium-sized stainless steel pot, heat the oil and butter, then add the onions and stir until they soften.
🔹Then add the milk, chicken broth cube, pepper, and cinnamon, then add the flour and starch mixture, and stir them over medium heat until you get a thick sauce.
🔹Let the sauce cook for a few seconds, stirring constantly.
💠Tips
🔹Putting salt on the bechamel depends on taste, because the milk and flour need a good amount of salt, so do not add salt until you taste it.
🔹You can freeze the bechamel sauce in the freezer. When used, take it out of the freezer and leave it at room temperature, then boil it a little in a non-stick pot.
🔹You can use ready-made béchamel sauce in packets, but home-made béchamel sauce is tastier because it is possible to control the flavor and quantity, such as: (adding Maggi cubes, or adding cinnamon, oregano, or nutmeg, or you can add hot spices.
🔹Adding cheese is always optional, so you can add it or leave it out, all according to your desire.
