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BECHAMEL SAUCE
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BECHAMEL SAUCE

15 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
16g
Protein
19g
Fat
114g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • three tablespoonfuls of butter in a saucepan
  • three tablespoonfuls of sifted flour
  • three slices of onion
  • two slices of carrot
  • two sprigs of parsley
  • a teaspoonful of nutmeg
  • a teaspoonful of salt
  • a pint of stock
  • a cup of sweet cream
  • ten peppercorns
  • nutmeg
  • salt
  • parsley
  • thyme
  • bay leaf

Directions

1

Put three tablespoonfuls of butter in a saucepan; add three tablespoonfuls of sifted flour, quarter of a teaspoonful of nutmeg, ten peppercorns, a teaspoonful of salt; beat all well together; then add to this three slices of onion, two slices of carrot, two sprigs of parsley, two of thyme, a bay leaf and half a dozen mushrooms cut up. Moisten the whole with a pint of stock or water and a cup of sweet cream. Set it on the stove and cook slowly for half an hour, watching closely that it does not burn; then strain through a sieve. Most excellent with roast veal, meats and fish. _St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans_.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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