White Sauce

White Sauce

Use this for lasagne, as a pasta sauce or add some herbs or mustard to serve with grilled fish or meats.

Prep Time

5mins

Cook Time

5mins

Makes

300ml

Difficulty

Easy

Method

Place all the ingredients in a medium pan over a low to medium heat. Use a balloon whisk to whisk until smooth and thickened – this takes a bit of time but you don’t have to whisk continuously, just regularly to stop it becoming lumpy. Cook gently for a minute or so to help the flavour

Fred's Tip

A basic white or béchamel sauce is very useful. Flavour it with cheese, mustard, parsley or simply some salt and pepper. It can also be sweetened with a tsp or 2 of sugar and a drop of vanilla extract.