White Sauces ~ America

[Twitchin Kitten]

White sauce comes in three thicknesses and is used from many areas of the USA for all kinds of foods from Fried Green Tomatoes to Chicken Fried Steak.

Thin White Sauce:
this is the consistency of coffee cream. Used in soups or on vegetables

For each cup of sauce:

1 Tbsp butter
1/2 to 1 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup milk

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Medium White Sauce:
Like thick cream - used for creamed and 'scalloped' foods

For each cup of sauce:

2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup milk

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Thick White Sauce:
Like batter- used for croquettes and soufflés

for each cup of sauce:

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup milk

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat and SLOWLY stir in the milk, keeping the sauce moving to prevent lumps.
Heat to boiling stirring constantly. Boil until sauce is the desired thickness about 1 minute.