BECHAMEL

Prep/Cooking Time: 15-30 Minutes

Ingredients

Instructions

Place the milk in a thick bottom pan
Add to the pan the peppercorns, thyme, garlic and peeled onion
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes
In a thick bottom pan melt the butter
Add to the pan the flour and stir through
Cook the flour for 2 minutes with the butter
Now ladel by ladel add the milk to the pan stirring continuously
As the milk is added the mix will instantly thicken
As this happens add more and more milk
The more milk that is added the more saucelike the mix will become
Ensure you are mixing well to avoid lumps
Once all the milk is added lower the temperature and leave to cook for 20 minutes
Once cooked strain into a clean pot and leave to cool
Rerserve in the fridge till needed