BECHAMEL SAUCE FOR LASAGNA BOLOGNESE

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Use this lush white sauce to make our Lasagna Bolognese.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Vegetarian Recipes

Yield Makes about 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

7 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 1/2 cups milk, heated just until steaming
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a heavy-bottom, medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add flour, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes; do not let roux brown.
  • Whisking constantly, add about 2 tablespoons hot milk to saucepan.
  • Pour half of the remaining hot milk into the saucepan in small increments, whisking the mixture constantly, until a smooth paste forms.
  • Whisk remaining milk into pan; add nutmeg and salt. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, making sure to scrape bottom and sides, until sauce is thick and creamy, about 15 minutes; if any lumps form, stir sauce rapidly with a whisk. Season with pepper; remove from heat. Let sauce stand until lukewarm, about 30 minutes, before assembling lasagna.

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