Recipe: Bechamel Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 quart milk
• 1/2 cup butter - 1 stick
• 1/2 cup flour
• salt and cayenne pepper to taste
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• 4 springs fresh chopped thyme

Instructions

Step 1

Put a pot with thick bottom on low heat.
Melt 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) into the pot.
In a few minutes, there should be white foams at the top of the butter.
When the white foams are about to disappear, add 1/2 cup flour. Stir well.
Cook for about 6 minutes.

Step 2

Add 1 quart milk, some salt and cayenne pepper,
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, and 4 springs choppedfresh thyme.
Stir them on low heat, then bring it to a simmer,
simmer for 10 minutes.