Rat's Tavern Recipessauces & dips · no. 44
White Sauce
serves 4
ingredients:
- 25g butter (1½ tbsp)
- 25g plain flour (3 tbsp)
- 300g cold milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- pinch of nutmeg
- 20g cheddar cheese, grated
directions:
into a pot over medium heat, add the 25g butter. when the butter starts to melt, add the 25g flour. cook the flour out for a few mins.
add the milk 100g at a time, stirring with a spatula for the first two. take on and off the stove if you feel it is cooking too fast.
use a whisk for the final 100g of milk. simmer for a couple of mins until it coats the back of a spoon. season with salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
add cheddar at the end and stir in to melt.
