Bon Appétit SAUCES & GRAVIES
RECIPE NAME:  BASIC WHITE SAUCE
RECIPE BY: BON APPETIT!
SERVING SIZE: 3 cups
PREPARATION TIME: 45 minutes
 INGREDIENTS:
4 tablespoons butter -
4 tablespoons flour -
3 1/2 cups hot chicken stock (homemade if you have some)
1/2 cup 15 % cream -
- - salt and pepper -
1 small pinch cayenne pepper -
2 - egg yolks -
1 tablespoon 15 % cream -
 
DIRECTIONS:
  • In a saucepan melt the butter over high heat, until it begins to foam.
  • Reduce the heat to medium, add the flour, and cook the "roux", uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat and add one cup hot chicken stock. Stir with a wooden spoon until well blended.
  • Reduce the heat to low, return the saucepan to the stove and add the remaining chicken stock, one cup at a time, stirring constantly.
  • Add 1/4 cup cream and season the sauce to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
  • Bring the sauce to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to low and simmer the sauce, uncovered, for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat.
  • Before serving, combine the 2 egg yolks and 1 tablespoon 15 % cream in a small mixing bowl.
  • Blend the egg yolk and cream mixture into the sauce with a whisk and serve immediately.
Notes: The sauce without the cream and egg yolk mixture will keep for 2 days, covered with buttered wax paper and refrigerated. The wax paper must touch the surface of the sauce.

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