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How to make bechamel sauce without butter
How to make Bechamel sauce without butter - it's creamy, silky smooth and so delicious. Use this sauce for many classic comfort food dishes even if you've run out of butter.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
12 mins
Servings:
2
cups
Calories:
400 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 heaped tbsp flour all-purpose
- 2 cups (500ml) milk full fat
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg grated
- salt to season
- black pepper to season
- 1 tbsp parmesan grated (optional)
- 2.8 oz (80g) gruyere cheese grated (optional)
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a saucepan and warm it for a couple of seconds before adding the flour.
- Once the flour has been added mix it together with a whisk or wooden spoon to form a paste and let it cook for one minute (this cooks the flour so you don't have a floury taste in your sauce).
- Add 1/4 of the milk and whisk constantly to remove any lumps. Once it has started to thicken add a little more milk (around 1/4 at a time) until you have used up all the milk.
- Continue to heat the sauce whilst stirring until thick. Once it's thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, take it off the heat and add nutmeg, salt and pepper and cheese if making a cheese sauce.
- If making a cheese sauce stir the sauce until the cheese has melted. You may need to put it back on the heat for a few seconds. If it thickens too much add another splash of milk.
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Notes
- The best cheese to add to bechamel sauce is something that melts well such as parmesan, gruyere, fontina or cheddar.
- Cals 400 without cheese 700 with cheese
Nutrition Information
Calories
400kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
69mg
(23%)
Sodium
278mg
(12%)
Potassium
354mg
(8%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
770IU
(15%)
Calcium
707mg
(71%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 400
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 400kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 278mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 354mg | 8% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 770IU | 15% |
| Calcium | 707mg | 71% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.