bechamel
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈbɛʃəˌmɛl/
- Specialized
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salsa bechamel
- To make the sauce, first prepare the bechamel by whisking flour and butter in a pan until it forms a roux.
- bechamel sauce
It's basically a bunch of bechamel sauce with ham and chicken breaded and fried.
- It's basically a bunch of bechamel sauce with ham and chicken breaded and fried.
Examples
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I've made bechamel sauces in the past, and the one here—which we turned into a cheese sauce—wasn't that different from the ones I made.
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It's basically a bunch of bechamel sauce with ham and chicken breaded and fried.
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That is a beautiful bechamel sauce.
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We need more bread and Bechamel sauce for the lasagna.
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Uh, I was 12, and I started with the five basics, which is bechamel, veloute, hollandaise, tomato, espagnole.
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"Veal, shiitake-bechamel," I announced.
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Tomates, veloute, hollandaise, espagnole, bechamel.
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Slowly add, over medium-low flame, while stirring, 1 cup milk (regular to skim) (this is called "bechamel sauce").
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And we've got some portobello-stuffed ravioli in a bechamel sauce with sauteed shiitake mushrooms.
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For a rich flavor, add nutmeg to the bechamel before pouring it over the pasta.
Synonyms
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1.7
A sauce made from milk thickened with butter and flour
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4.2
A white sauce you make by cooking milk with butter and flour until thick
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bechamel is named after a French man called Béchamel, and his name became the label for this smooth kitchen sauce. It is a simple 'white' sauce made by thickening milk with butter and flour, so thinking of the name as a person helps you remember this classic sauce.