Lessons > How to Make Béchamel Sauce
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Lesson Overview
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 béc…
Click to expand...Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
- 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
Course Syllabus
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| 1. | Introduction: How to Make Béchamel Sauce | 3 mins |
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| 2. | Complete Your Self Assessment | 2 mins |
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| 3. | Making Roux for Béchamel Sauce | 2 mins |
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| 4. | Tempering the Milk for Béchamel Sauce | 2 mins |
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| 5. | Two-Pot Method for Making Béchamel | 3 mins |
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| 6. | One-Pot Method for Making Béchamel | 2 mins |
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| 7. | Seasoning & Straining Béchamel | 1 min |
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| 8. | Storing & Re-heating Béchamel | 1 min |
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| 9. | Variations & Uses for Béchamel | 4 mins |
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| 10. | Practice Activities & Recipes | 45 mins |
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| 11. | Lesson Quiz | 15 mins |
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| Finish Line | 1 hr 20 mins | Total Time |
Practice Recipes
A few of the practice recipes you'll learn in this lesson.
Prerequisites & Related Lessons
Please consider these additional lessons to support your learning and discovery. Some of these lessons are prerequisites that may help contextualize what you are learning and form a baseline of knowledge and skill. Other lessons are related and may help you explore next steps or dive deeper on a learning topic.
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"A nice introduction to Bechamel, including common pitfalls."
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"Bechamel wil be an easy and tasty addition go my food."
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"I didn't realize that this is a key ingredient in many classic recipes that give it that authentic flavor. I will use bechamel more often now that i know this!"
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"Very informative on the 2 different methods of making a Béchamel sauce."
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"I am new to the subject matter and I made a successful and very awesome bechamel sauce. Can I get a hallelujah? :)"
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"A very interesting sauce to make, and would love to practice making!"
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11 Tasks
Task 1: Introduction: How to Make Béchamel Sauce
Task 2: Complete Your Self Assessment
Task 3: Making Roux for Béchamel Sauce
Task 4: Tempering the Milk for Béchamel Sauce
Task 5: Two-Pot Method for Making Béchamel
Task 6: One-Pot Method for Making Béchamel
Task 7: Seasoning & Straining Béchamel
Task 8: Storing & Re-heating Béchamel
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