Super Tasty White Sauce

photo by Sara 76

- Ready In:
- 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
directions
- Place the butter in a preheated suacepan and melt the butter down (on low heat).
- Once the butter is melted down add the plain flour.
- Stir well and cook the mixture of butter and plain flour which should go a bit lumpy and dry at this stage.
- Very important that you cook this well (2-4 minutes).
- Remove from heat and slowly, very slowly add the milk and stir in.
- The sauce should now be getting smooth.
- If it is lumpy you have been adding the milk to fast.
- Keep adding the milk until the desired thickness is achieved.
- Add the paprika for a bit of extra kick.
- Any other herbs or things like lemons can be added for a bit of extra taste.
- This sauce is used in my fish and white sauce and my tuna mornay recipes as well so look for them.
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Reviews
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This was a super easy, super fantastic recipe. I paired it with some seasoned chicken and veggies and served over egg noodles. It was a hit. I added my milk to fast and it got lumpy, but was able to save it with a a whisk and continuous stirring. Great flavor and easy to follow recipe. Thanks for a great recipe ben
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Very nice. I followed the directions but found that I had to add some extra flour to get the consistency that I was looking for and it took longer to cook. We made it as a base sauce to go over our tuna noodle casserole and all the kids liked it. I added dried parmesan cheese with herbs, garlic, salt and pepper.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Ben Ross
Robertstown, 0
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