Chef John Recipe » Chef John's White Sauce

White sauce is one of the "mother sauces" in traditional culinary training and is used in many popular dishes.

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup flour
• 1 quart milk
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
• ⅓ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour and cook for about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in 1 cup cold milk, about 1 minute. Stir in second cup of milk for an additional minute.
3. Stir in remaining 2 cups of milk, cayenne pepper, salt, thyme, and nutmeg; bring to a simmer over low heat until sauce begins to thicken, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories191.7
• carbohydrateContent11.8 g
• cholesterolContent40.3 mg
• fatContent14 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent5 g
• saturatedFatContent8.8 g
• sodiumContent131.9 mg
• sugarContent5.8 g