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Basic White Sauce Recipe– There is nothing better than a good batch of easy homemade basic white sauce recipe. This white sauce is perfect for a variety of Italian pasta and other gourmet recipes.
I followed the recipe from BBC Food Recipes and love the versatility of it. I mean you can do so many things with this simple basic sauce. To be frank my family is a red sauce loving one and they never let me try the white sauce like ever.
So this time I made the basic white sauce and whipped up a nice macaroni pasta for them. I did not tell that it was white sauce rather I told my girls that it was white cheese which is melted. Thankfully they did not suspect anything and enjoyed the pasta to the core.
For my girls, it was a finger-licking thumbs up kind of dish but surely I am going to take some time to like the taste of the white sauce, I guess it is an acquired taste. Let’s see how long will it take!
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Basic White Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- salt to taste
- white pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a saucepan melt butter for few minutes.
- Stir in flour and saute for 3-4 minutes on low to medium heat.
- Remove from heat and add milk. Whisk to combine.
- Bring the saucepan back on heat and let the sauce boil for few minutes.
- Once boiled simmer the sauce for 7-8 minutes, stirring continuously.
- Remove from heat, adjust the seasoning.
- Use the sauce as required to make alfredo or bechamel sauce.
Notes
Enjoy!!
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Sapana Behl
A simple, easy and a versatile sauce. It looks so creamy and rich and must have tasted wonderful with a bowl of pasta. Off course, with an extra day of pepper flakes
Oh the auto correct, I mean a dash of pepper flakes.
Yeah, white sauce is kind of acquired taste, but I love it. Your snaps are amazing and the sauce looks so creamy..
True it’s difficult for a red sauce person to adapt to white sauce. But this looks so yummy and I am sure it must have tasted very nice too. I loved you idea of saying the kids that it is white cheese.
Awesome, simple sauce to make. Looks yummy
This is my favourite sauce .. I love anything made with this.
I learnt to make white pasta sauce from my SIL and since I use her recipe your sauce pictures are so beautiful
White sauce looks so creamy and velvety, loved your clicks just awsome
wow that is one rich and creamy sauce sapna. looks so yummy, this is one of my favorite sauce. Totally agree red sauce lovers have difficulties adapting to white sauce..
This is the go-to sauce for my little one’s pasta. She loves it to bits. Perfectly done.
Yes, this white sauce is a versatile once. Even without cheese, it gives just a cheesy texture to the pasta dish. My DH loves white sauce pasta and I prefer red sauce. So, I make pasta with both sauces often.
The pictures look so classic Sapana, such beautiful shots!
My family is a white sauce loving one and refuse to try red sauce…glad you could get your family to like white sauce. It looks delicious…making me hungry
Love these simple sauce recipes… 🙂 Agree with the versatility. I think kids taste buds keep changing.
I liked that you added wheat flour. I usually avoid pasta with white sauce knowing that it is refined flour. WIll check this one for sure.
Basic sauce for so many ultimate Italian dishes, and love that you have added wheat flour in this sauce. Absolutely brilliant.
Such a creamy and delicious looking cream sauce that is Sapana. My kids will devour this cheesy sauce with pasta.
The best sauce ever! simple yet totally delicious!!!!
a classic sauce that is so versatile
hi
nice sauce recipe
simple yet delicious