Sauce Mornay (Cheese Sauce)

5.0(115)

by Craig Claiborne

Condiments, Sauces And Gravies, Side Dish

Servings

About 3 cups

Total time

10 min

Calories / serving

274 kcal

Ingredients (8)

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Instructions (3 steps)

01Melt the butter in a small saucepan (a five-cup saucepan is suitable). Add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk.
02When blended, add the milk, stirring rapidly with the whisk. Continue stirring vigorously until the sauce is thickened.
03Add the cheese and stir over low heat until the cheese melts. Once the cheese melts do not cook further. Add salt, pepper, nutmeg and Tabasco.

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