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How to Make Traditional Creamy Parsley Sauce
Traditional Creamy Parsley Sauce is one of the easiest Sauces to make. Pour it over cod or salmon, toss pasta into it or use it as an ingredient for fisherman's pie. Or, use it as the Irish do and pour it over a bacon and cabbage meal!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp fresh parsley
- 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 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
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
469mg
(20%)
Potassium
174mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1008IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
119mg
(12%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
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.