Cooking School Lesson

How to Make Béchamel Sauce

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12 practice recipes
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Lesson Description & Goals

Béchamel is one of the five mother sauces. Appreciated for its subtle flavor and neutral color, a well-made béchamel is rich, creamy and silky-smooth. It is an essential component in many lasagnes, cream soups, gratins and in an authentic Mac n’ Cheese.

In this lesson, you will learn about béchamel sauce and the ingredients used to make it. You will learn two different methods for making béchamel and how to prevent lumps. You will learn how to infuse the sauce with various flavors and how to adjust the consistency to suit the dish you are making. Finally, you will learn how to finish, store and reheat this extremely versatile sauce.

By knowing how to whip up a simple béchamel , a variety of interesting sauces, soups and mouthwatering mains will be at your fingertips.

Note: Béchamel is properly spelled with the following accent: béchamel.

Understand the basic techniques required to make béchamel
List the steps in preparing béchamel sauce
List some uses for béchamel sauce
Identify and describe the two methods for making béchamel sauce
Make béchamel sauce and vary it to make different dishes

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Lesson Practice Recipes

This lesson includes access to the following text & instructional video recipes

Rouxbe Recipes

Garlic-Prosciutto Baked Brussels Sprouts

by Tony M in Rouxbe Recipes

Brussel sprouts coated in a silky garlic and prosciutto mornay sauce.

Comments: 21

Success: 93%

Greek Moussaka

by Kimberley S in Rouxbe Recipes

Layers of eggplant are smothered between a delicious meat sauce and topped with a creamy béchamel. With hints of cinnamon ...

Comments: 24

Success: 97%

Text Recipe

Mario Batali's Besciamella

by Mario B in Rouxbe Recipes

A silky-smooth Italian white sauce consisting of butter, flour, milk and nutmeg.

Comments: 3

Success: 100%

Mario Batali's Lasagne alla Bolognese al Forno

by Mario B in Rouxbe Recipes

Paper-thin lasagna noodles layered with besciamella, ragu Bolognese and Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Comments: 92

Success: 98%

One-Pot Béchamel Sauce

by Tony M in Rouxbe Recipes

Béchamel is also known as a white sauce. In its most basic form, it consists of milk which is thickened by a roux.

Comments: 11

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Text Recipe

Cream of Asparagus Soup

by Kimberley S in Rouxbe Recipes

Ultra-smooth and elegant cream of asparagus soup.

Comments: 8

Success: 100%

Text Recipe

Cream of Broccoli Soup

by Dawn T in Rouxbe Recipes

Just a few simple ingredients make up this deliciously creamy broccoli soup.

Comments: 6

Success: 100%

Text Recipe

Cream of Celery Soup

by Kimberley S in Rouxbe Recipes

Take an everyday ingredient and turn it into a delicious cream soup.

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Success: 90%

Text Recipe

Cream of Mushroom Soup

by Dawn T in Rouxbe Recipes

This velvety and earthy cream of mushroom soup is extremely simple to make.

Comments: 3

Success: 70%

Text Recipe

Cream of Spinach & Watercress Soup

by Dawn T in Rouxbe Recipes

Vibrant green cream of spinach soup is healthy and delicious.

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Text Recipe

Cream of Cauliflower Soup

by Kimberley S in Rouxbe Recipes

Luxuriously-smooth cream of cauliflower soup makes an elegant dinner party starter.

Comments: 11

Success: 100%

Text Recipe

Torchiette with Bacon, Beer & Cheese Sauce

by Tony M in Rouxbe Recipes

A twist on the classic mac 'n' cheese (macaroni and cheese). Torchiette pasta is smothered with a cheesy aged cheddar sauc...

Comments: 31

Success: 83%

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Cooking School Lesson

How to Make Béchamel Sauce

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Lesson Practice Recipes

Garlic-Prosciutto Baked Brussels Sprouts

Greek Moussaka

Mario Batali's Besciamella

Mario Batali's Lasagne alla Bolognese al Forno

One-Pot Béchamel Sauce

Cream of Asparagus Soup

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Cream of Celery Soup

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Cream of Spinach & Watercress Soup

Cream of Cauliflower Soup

Torchiette with Bacon, Beer & Cheese Sauce

Lesson Prerequisites
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How to Make Béchamel Sauce

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Lesson Prerequisites IMPORTANT NOTE: We wanted you to be aware that there are one or more identified prerequisites to this lesson. Whether you choose to purchase a prerequisite lesson or lessons is up to you, but this lesson will likely include references to prerequisite lessons.

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Lesson Prerequisites
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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