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How to Make Traditional Creamy Parsley Sauce
This Traditional Creamy Parsley Sauce is made by combining a buttery roux with milk and fresh chopped parsley, seasoned with salt, pepper, and optional mustard. It yields a smooth, velvety sauce with a mild herbal flavor, suitable for complementing vegetables, fish, or poultry dishes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
258 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp parsley fresh
- 2 oz all-purpose flour plain flour
- 3 oz butter
- 12 oz milk
- ½ tsp mustard (optional, added only for taste)
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Finely chop all of the parsley.
- Melt the butter in a sauce pan / pot.
- Add the flour. Stir quickly together, to combine the melted butter and flour and cook the roux for 1 minute.
- Add the milk a little at a time. Blend well and ensure there are no lumps.
- Add more milk and continue to blend well.
- Season with cracked pepper and salt.
- Add the mustard. This is optional, mustard just adds a little more flavor.
- Then add the chopped parsley to the Béchamel (white sauce) and stir.
- Add more milk, a little at a time if the sauce appears to be too thick.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
469mg
(20%)
Potassium
174mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1008IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
119mg
(12%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 469mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 174mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1008IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 119mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.