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Béchamel: the best recipe
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · 43 min ago · United States · 1 min ·

Béchamel: the best recipe

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Ingredients · Servings 6 people
  • 50g of flour
  • 50g of butter
  • 60 cl of milk
  • cell
  • pepper
  • grated nutmeg
Method · 15 min
  1. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
  2. Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon without letting it color. The flour should just thicken.
  3. Gradually pour in the milk, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens.
  4. Season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.

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