What can I add to bechamel sauce?

Table of Contents:

1. What can I add to bechamel sauce?
2. How do you make bechamel sauce from scratch?
3. Why do we go through the process of cooking a Roux?
4. How do you deal with problems in preparing sauces?
5. What is the purpose of sauces?

What can I add to bechamel sauce?

Here are my favourite suggestions:

1. Macaroni cheese. Take your Béchamel and add cheese, lots of it. ...
2. Vegetable bake. A great winter warmer. ...
3. Mornay sauce. Shred some strong Cheddar or any mix of hard and medium cheeses into your Béchamel, and you've got a Mornay. ...
4. Carrots and parsley sauce. ...
5. Fish pie.

How do you make bechamel sauce from scratch?

Melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in an equal amount of flour and cook the mixture for just under a minute – known as a roux. Stir in milk, a little at a time, making sure to stir well so that no lumps form. Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring constantly, so that the mixture thickens and becomes glossy.

Why do we go through the process of cooking a Roux?

Roux (/ˈruː/) is flour and fat cooked together and used to thicken sauces. ... Butter, bacon drippings or lard are commonly used fats. Roux is used as a thickening agent for gravy, sauces, soups and stews. It provides the base for a dish, and other ingredients are added after the roux is complete.

How do you deal with problems in preparing sauces?

How to Fix a Broken Sauce

1. Step 1: Turn to whatever base you are using: Common liquids include vinegar, wine, and even water. ...
2. Step 2: Grab your spoon or whisk and give your sauce a hard stir. ...
3. Step 3: Keep stirring and watch carefully. ...
4. Step 1: Choose a bowl that you don't mind serving the sauce in or ladling it from.

What is the purpose of sauces?

Sauce, liquid or semiliquid mixture that is added to a food as it cooks or that is served with it. Sauces provide flavour, moisture, and a contrast in texture and colour. They may also serve as a medium in which food is contained, for example, the velouté sauce of creamed chicken.