[PASTA] Bechamel Sauces

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Bechamel Sauce

 

Recipe By : Vegetables The Main Course Cookbook

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sauces

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups milk -- heated

1 parsley sprig

1 bay leaf

1 celery stalk, whole

1 small piece carrot

1/4 onion

1/2 teaspoon salt

white pepper -- to taste

 

Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Whisk in flour and keep whisking until

blended and smooth. Cook over low heat for about 2 minutes. Slowly add heated

milk and continue whisking until blended. Add the herbs and vegetables and cook

over low heat 15 minutes. Put sauce through a fine strainer, season with salt

and pepper, and serve.

 

Makes about 2 cups.

 

 

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NOTES : This recipe is brought to you from the " Vegetables The Main Course

Cookbook " by Joe Famularo and Loise Imperiale.

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Rice Dream (Bechamel) Cream Sauce

 

Recipe By : Imagine Foods

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sauces

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 tablespoons butter

OR ghee OR olive oil

1 cup Original Rice Dream

1 small yellow onion -- finely chopped

1/2 cup water

OR vegetable stock

1 garlic clove -- minced

pinch dried dill

6 tablespoons wheat flour

OR brown rice flour

1/2 tablespoon sea salt

splash of white wine -- optional

OR lemon

pinch white pepper

 

In a heavy saucepan, over a low flame, sauté onions and garlic in butter/oil

until soft and translucent. Sprinkle in flour and stir frequently for 5

minutes. Slowly add Rice Dream, water/stock and seasonings. Whisk until well

blended. Increase heat and allow mixture to come briefly to a boil. Reduce

heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often. Taste, adjust seasonings

and/or sauce thickness by adding by adding more water or flour in small

increments. Serve immediately or allow to cool and refrigerate for later use.

 

Yield: 2 cups

 

 

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NOTES : Variations: For a different flavor or texture, add a small amount of

chopped fresh spinach, chives, scallions, roasted peppers, 1 tablespoons of

capers or a touch of tasted sesame oil.

 

This recipe is brought to you via the courtesy of the Imagine Foods (the makers

of the Rice Dream product line) website.