French White Sauce

A smooth and creamy sauce, delicately spiced, perfect to serve with fried dishes.

Ingredients

• 3 tsp butter
• 2 ½ tsp flour
• 3 cups milk
• 1 small onion
• ½ tsp chopped coriander leaves
• 1 piece bay leaf
• 4 peppercorns
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Pinch of red chillies
• 1 clove
• ½ lemon
• ½ tsp salt

Method

1. Put the milk to boil with chopped onion, coriander, clove, bay leaf and peppercorns.
2. Melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook lightly without browning, then add the hot milk.
3. Whisk over the flame until it boils and let it simmer for 6 minutes.
4. Strain or pass through a sieve, return to the pan and season with nutmeg, red chilli and salt.
5. When cooled, add lemon juice.
6. Serve with fried dishes.