What is Bechamel sauce
Pasta with Bechamel sauce – a classic dish of Italian cuisine that is loved by many countries of the world due to its ease of preparation and excellent taste. Bechamel is a popular white sauce, the basis for which is a mixture of fat (usually butter), flour and milk. The sauce is usually served not only to pasta but also meat and fish dishes. In addition, it is traditionally used when cooking lasagna. The invention sauce is credited to Louis de Bechamel, who served at the court of Louis XIV.
Pasta with a classic sauce Bechamel
50 grams of butter should be melted in a saucepan and add two tablespoons of vegetable oil (preferably olive). Gradually need to mix the flour in the amount of two tablespoons, to avoid the formation of lumps. Then gradually to pour 800 ml of milk, add salt and other spices. Stirring constantly, keep the sauce on heat until the desired consistency. The consistency of the sauce may be different from the similarity of liquid cream to a fairly thick mass.
Pasta boil in salted water. Serve with sauce and fresh chopped herbs.
Bechamel sauce with egg yolks
Another option for making the white sauce. You need to take 100 grams of butter, melt in a saucepan, add gradually two tablespoons of flour and mix thoroughly. Slowly pour a quart of milk, constantly stirring the mass of the halo. At this stage you need to add salt. Stirring occasionally keep on the heat for about ten minutes. In a bowl put the separated egg yolks and, whisking continuously, add to them two spoonfuls of gravy. Cook pasta in salt water beforehand or simultaneously, to apply the sauce directly to the pasta. Garnish with greens.
Pasta with Bechamel sauce and mushrooms
100 grams of butter should be melted in a saucepan. Add the flour, milk, salt. Cook until desired consistency.
Mushrooms (champignons) wash, cut and fry in butter with onions, roughly chopped. Season with salt and pepper. Add the mushrooms to the sauce. Grate hard cheese.
Cook pasta, adding some salt. Put pasta on plate, top with the sauce, sprinkle with grated cheese and garnish with Basil.
The sauce is a great sauce that makes the taste richer, gives it an appetizing look and adds pasta the necessary richness. Pasta perfectly with this popular sauce that can be varied with different additives and spices.