Basic White Sauces Recipe

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Basic White Sauces
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
172
Calories
Total time
22
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Melt fat in a heavy saucepen. Slowly add flour. Do not brown. Add milk and salt. Stir or wisk constantly until thick.
  2. For extra rich sauce, use half milk and half stock. Cut down on salt if stock is salty. A drop of yellow food color gives richer color. This may also be cooked in a double boiler to keep from burning.
  3. Cheese Sauce;
  4. 1 cup medium white sauce.
  5. 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese.
  6. Heat white sauce. Add cheese. Stir until melted.
  7. Horseradish Sauce:.
  8. 1 cup medium white sauce.
  9. 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish.
  10. Heat white sauce. Stir in horseradish.
  11. Mushroom Sauce:.
  12. 1 cup medium white sauce (made with half milk and half stock).
  13. 1 3oz can chopped mushrooms, undrained.
  14. 1 teaspoon pale dry sherry.
  15. Heat white sauce. Stir in remaining ingredients and serve.
  16. Mustard Sauce:.
  17. 1 cup medium white sauce.
  18. 1 teaspoon prepared mustard of your choice.
  19. Heat white sauce. Stir in mustard and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 171.93 Kcal (720 kJ)
Calories from fat 104.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.58g 18%
Cholesterol 32.98mg 11%
Sodium 634.54mg 26%
Potassium 202.99mg 4%
Total Carbs 12.07g 4%
Sugars 6.13g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.23g 1%
Protein 4.6g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 154.4mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 117.74 Kcal (493 kJ)
Calories from fat 71.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.93g 18%
Cholesterol 22.59mg 11%
Sodium 434.56mg 26%
Potassium 139.02mg 4%
Total Carbs 8.26g 4%
Sugars 4.19g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.16g 1%
Protein 3.15g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 105.7mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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