Basic White Sauce with Variations

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Basic white sauce is an ingredient used in many dishes. Here is the way to make it. Then you can add an ingredient and make a different, more flavorful sauce.

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Basic White Sauce with Variations Ingredients

White Sauce	white pepper
1/4 cup butter	Veloute Sauce
1/4 cup flour	2 cups well-flavored chicken stock
2 cups warm milk	Cheese Sauce
salt	1 cup shredded cheese of choice

Instructions for Basic White Sauce with Variations

In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook 2 minutes to cook away the raw taste of the flour.
Add the milk all at once. Stir well, and continue heating until mixture comes to a boil. It will thicken as it heats.
Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
To make Veloute Sauce: Substitute the chicken stock for the milk.
To make Cheese Sauce: Stir in shredded cheese of choice into the cooked Basic White Sauce and stir until melted.

Main Ingredient: SauceCuisine: American

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