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Basic White Sauce/roux
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Basic White Sauce/roux

Recipes »  Marinades and Sauces  »  Sauce

This white sauce can be used in so many different ways. Add Cheese,Curry Powder,Dill,or Horseradish Add canned Tuna,Ham,Hamburger,Sausage. Lots of things can be done with this Roux.

 "This sauce was amazing! Easy to make. Topped it on salmon added sautéed mushrooms in it! My go to sauce from now on." - janeinespencer

Yield: 1 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Sauce

(4, 3) 67% would make again (reviews)

Favorite favorite of 285 people 56 people Try Soon want to try


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cup          
Original recipe makes 1
Thin White Sauce
1 tablespoonButter or margarine
1/2 tablespoonflour; (up to tablespoon)
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1/8 teaspoonPepper
1 cupmilk
Medium White Sauce
2 tablespoonsbutter; (optional) or margarine (optional)
2 tablespoonsflour; (optional)
1/4 teaspoonsalt; (optional)
1/8 teaspoonpepper; (optional)
1 cupmilk; (optional)
Thick White Sauce
1/4 cupbutter; (optional) or margarine (optional)
1/4 cupflour; (optional)
1/4 teaspoonsalt; (optional)
1/8 teaspoonpepper; (optional)
1 cupmilk; (optional)

Basic White Sauce/roux Preparation

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat.

Blend in flour,salt,pepper.

Cook over low heat,stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbly.

Remove from heat.

Stir in milk.

Heat to boiling, stirring constanty.

Boil and stir 1 minute.

Each sauce make one cup.

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    • Calories Per Serving: 1137
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    Basic White Sauce/roux Reviews

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    4 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 9 hours, 46 minutes ago
    This sauce was amazing! Easy to make. Topped it on salmon added sautéed mushrooms in it! My go to sauce from now on.
    10 months, 6 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes ago

    [I posted this recipe.]
    4 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Condiments
    2. Sauces
    3. Basic Recipe
    4. American
    5. Soup
    6. Summer
    7. Creamy

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